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Welcome to Sudley ...

Sudley is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sudley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Sudley is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sudley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sudley - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Sudley ...

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

  • Bowie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Annapolis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cheverly is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheverly <3>
  • Glenarden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
  • Chesapeake Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • District Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Seat Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
  • Capitol Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • North Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sudley ...

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

Adding Sudley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sudley 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 Sudley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sudley post office opened in 1869. The Sudley post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sudley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sudley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/