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Welcome to Whispering Meadows ...

Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Whispering Meadows: Whispering Mdws.

Whispering Meadows is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whispering Meadows: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Whispering Meadows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Whispering Meadows: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Baltimore County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whispering Meadows.

Communities near Whispering Meadows ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whispering Meadows.

  • 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 southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Emmitsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • McSherrystown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whispering Meadows ...

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

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