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Welcome to Scouts Knoll ...

Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Scouts Knoll: Scouts Knl. (or less commonly used: Scouts Knol.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Scouts Knoll for more information about variations on the name of Scouts Knoll.

Scouts Knoll is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Scouts Knoll lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Scouts Knoll: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Scouts Knoll ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Scouts Knoll, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Scouts Knoll ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scouts Knoll.

  • Frederick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thurmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taneytown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sykesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Carroll Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Boonsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Scouts Knoll. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scouts Knoll.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scouts Knoll. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scouts Knoll.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scouts Knoll. See our Newspapers Page for Scouts Knoll.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scouts Knoll ...

Looking for more information about Scouts Knoll? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Scouts Knoll, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Scouts Knoll.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scouts Knoll - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Scouts Knoll area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Scouts Knoll area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.