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Welcome to Wedgewood Terrace ...

Wedgewood Terrace is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wedgewood Terrace: Wedgewood Ter. (or less commonly used: Wedgewood Terr.)

Wedgewood Terrace is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wedgewood Terrace: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Wedgewood Terrace ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Wedgewood Terrace ...

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

  • Hanover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wedgewood Terrace ...

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

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 Wedgewood Terrace - 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 Wedgewood Terrace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Wedgewood Terrace 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.