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Welcome to Seneca Overlook ...

Seneca Overlook is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Seneca Overlook is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Seneca Overlook: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Seneca Overlook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Seneca Overlook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seneca Overlook.

  • Frederick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gaithersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Poolesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sykesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chevy Chase
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kensington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Seneca Overlook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seneca Overlook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seneca Overlook. 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 Seneca Overlook.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seneca Overlook ...

Looking for more information about Seneca Overlook? 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 Seneca Overlook, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seneca Overlook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seneca Overlook - 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 Seneca Overlook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Seneca Overlook 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.