Welcome to West Beach ...

West Beach is located in Calvert County<1>.

The location of West Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

A typical abbreviation for West Beach: W. Beach

West Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Beach - they are located in Delaware, New Brunswick and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Beach.

Communities near West Beach ...

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

• Annapolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <4>
• Saint Michaels
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <4>
• Upper Marlboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Marlboro
  • Upper Marlboro is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Marlboro <4>
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Highland Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Eagle Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendship is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <4>
• Owings Town Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owings Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
  • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
• Baywalker Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baywalker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
  • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Deale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deale
  • Deale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Beach ...

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

Adding West Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Beach post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/