Welcome to Tall Timbers ...

Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tall Timbers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Tall Timbers is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for Tall Timbers: (301) & (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Tall Timbers: 20690<5>

Communities Also Named Tall Timbers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Tall Timbers: This one is located in Saint Mary's County and the other is located in Anne Arundel County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 5 communities that are also named Tall Timbers - they are located in Indiana (2) and Louisiana (2).

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

Communities near Tall Timbers ...

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

• Leonardtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <6>
• Warsaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
• Montross
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <6>
• Callaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <6>
• Great Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Mills
  • Great Mills is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Mills <6>
• Saint Marys City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys City
  • Saint Marys City is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys City <6>
• Gum Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
  • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
• Tucker Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
  • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
• Lexington Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Park
  • Lexington Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Former name for Lexington Park:
  • Jarboesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington Park <6>
• Breton Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tall Timbers ...

Looking for more information about Tall Timbers? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tall Timbers, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tall Timbers.

Adding Tall Timbers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tall Timbers 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 Tall Timbers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tall Timbers post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tall Timbers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

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