Welcome to Springhill ...

Springhill is located in Charles County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Springhill: (301) and (240)<4>

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 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.

Communities near Springhill ...

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

• Dumfries
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <5>
• Indian Head
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Occoquan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
• Quantico
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <5>
• Eagle Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Faulkner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faulkner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
  • Faulkner is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faulkner <5>
• Lyons Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
  • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
• Mount Air
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
  • Mount Air is located in Charles County
• Pomfret
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomfret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
  • Pomfret is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <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 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 for Springhill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Springhill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springhill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

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