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Welcome to Springhill ...

Springhill is located in Charles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springhill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Springhill is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Springhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Springhill: This one is located in Charles County and the other is located in Harford County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 22 communities that are also named Springhill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and Virginia.

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

Websites for Springhill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Springhill ...

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

  • Dumfries
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Occoquan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
  • Quantico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Eagle Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Faulkner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lyons Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
  • McConchie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • McConchie is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
  • Mount Air
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Air is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springhill ...

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

Adding Springhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springhill 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 Springhill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Springhill post office opened in 1887. The Springhill post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springhill.

Footnotes ...

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