Welcome to Spielman ...

Spielman is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Spielman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spielman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Spielman is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Spielman: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Spielman ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Thurmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Greencastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Boonsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spielman ...

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

Adding Spielman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spielman 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 for Spielman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spielman post office opened in 1903.

We also found Spielman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spielman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spielman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/