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Welcome to West Saint Marys ...

West Saint Marys is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Saint Marys: W. St. Marys

West Saint Marys is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Saint Marys: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named West Saint Marys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Saint Marys - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near West Saint Marys ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dameron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
  • Great Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Callaway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tall Timbers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • California
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Town Creek Manor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Saint Marys ...

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

Footnotes ...

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