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Welcome to Shoemakers Lot ...

Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County<1>.

Shoemakers Lot is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shoemakers Lot: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Shoemakers Lot ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Shoemakers Lot ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shoemakers Lot.

  • Westminster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Taneytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Littlestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Emmitsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Shoemakers Lot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoemakers Lot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoemakers Lot ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shoemakers Lot - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Shoemakers Lot area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Shoemakers Lot 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.