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Welcome to Sotterley ...

Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sotterley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Sotterley is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities near Sotterley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sotterley ...

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

Adding Sotterley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sotterley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sotterley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sotterley post office opened in 1886. The Sotterley post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sotterley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sotterley - 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 Sotterley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Sotterley 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/