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Welcome to Spencers Wharf ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spencers Wharf, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Spencers Wharf is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities near Spencers Wharf ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lexington Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brianwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
  • Great Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hollywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Mackall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mackall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Sotterley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Callaway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cove Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Lusby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spencers Wharf ...

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

Adding Spencers Wharf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spencers Wharf in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Spencers Wharf post office opened in 1893. The Spencers Wharf post office closed in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spencers Wharf.

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 Spencers Wharf - 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 Spencers Wharf area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Spencers Wharf 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/