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Welcome to Waverly Point ...

Waverly Point is located in Charles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Waverly Point: Waverly Pt.

Waverly Point is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Websites for Waverly Point ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Waverly Point ...

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

  • La Plata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Leonardtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Montross
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
  • Port Royal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Dahlgren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hooes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
  • Faulkner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Air is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waverly Point ...

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

Footnotes ...

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