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Welcome to Sixmile House ...

Sixmile House is located in Allegany County<1>.

Sixmile House is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sixmile House: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Sixmile House ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Sixmile House: This one is located in Allegany County and the other is located in Garrett County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sixmile House.

Communities near Sixmile House ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sixmile House.

  • Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Frostburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Keyser
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
  • Meyersdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Westernport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonaconing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Grantsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hyndman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sixmile House ...

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

Footnotes ...

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