Welcome to West Elkridge ...

West Elkridge is located in Howard County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Elkridge: W. Elkridge

West Elkridge is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for West Elkridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near West Elkridge ...

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

• Baltimore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <3>
• Bowie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
• College Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <3>
• Laurel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
• Greenbelt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
• New Carrollton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <3>
• Riverdale Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverdale Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale Park <3>
• Riverdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
• Sykesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
• Berwyn Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 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 West Elkridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Elkridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Elkridge ...

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