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Welcome to Spry Landing ...

Spry Landing is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Spry Landing: Spry Lndg. (or less commonly used: Spry Lndng.)

Spry Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spry Landing: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Spry Landing ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

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

Communities near Spry Landing ...

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

  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
  • Chestertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Centreville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Townsend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
  • Cheswold
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cecilton
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Spry Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spry Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spry Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spry Landing - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Spry Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Spry Landing 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.