RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Carroll County >> Twin KnollsIndex...

Welcome to Twin Knolls ...

Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Twin Knolls: Twin Knls.

Twin Knolls is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Twin Knolls: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Twin Knolls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Twin Knolls - it's located in Arizona.

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

Websites for Twin Knolls ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Twin Knolls ...

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

  • Westminster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Union Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Railroad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twin Knolls ...

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

Footnotes ...

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