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Welcome to Wye Creek ...

Wye Creek is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wye Creek: Wye Crk. (or less commonly used: Wye Ck. or Wye Cr.)

Wye Creek is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Wye Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Wye Creek ...

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

  • Frederick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Leesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Poolesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Wye Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wye Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wye Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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