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Welcome to Wilderness ...

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

Wilderness is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilderness: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Wilderness ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wilderness - they are located in Florida, Missouri, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Wilderness ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Montross
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
  • Breton Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Callaway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Compton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Great Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Valley Lee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • California
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • North Town Creek Manor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Wilderness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilderness.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilderness ...

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

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 Wilderness - 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 Wilderness area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Wilderness 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.