Welcome to Tolchester Beach ...
Tolchester Beach is located in Kent County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tolchester Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
A typical abbreviation for Tolchester Beach: Tolchester Bch.
Tolchester Beach is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Tolchester Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tolchester Beach: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Websites for Tolchester Beach ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.kentchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tolchester Beach, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Tolchester Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tolchester Beach.
- Chestertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
- Chestertown is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <4>
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <4>
- Rock Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Rock Hall is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <4>
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <4>
- Queenstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Betterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betterton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterton
- Betterton is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betterton <4>
- Edesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Cliffs City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffs City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Kent 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 Tolchester Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tolchester Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tolchester Beach. 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 Tolchester Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tolchester Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Tolchester Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tolchester Beach ...
Looking for more information about Tolchester Beach? 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 Tolchester Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tolchester Beach.
Adding Tolchester Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tolchester Beach 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 Tolchester Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Tolchester Beach post office opened in 1879.
We also found Tolchester Beach in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tolchester Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tolchester Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
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 Tolchester Beach - 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 Tolchester Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Tolchester Beach 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |