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Welcome to Twiggtown ...

Twiggtown is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twiggtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Twiggtown is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Twiggtown: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Twiggtown ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frostburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lonaconing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Carpendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Hyndman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
  • Ridgeley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Paw Paw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Midland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Midland is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Wellersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Rainsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twiggtown ...

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

Adding Twiggtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Twiggtown 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 Twiggtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Twiggtown post office opened in 1893. The Twiggtown post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twiggtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Twiggtown - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Twiggtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Twiggtown 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>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/