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Welcome to Wye Heights ...

Wye Heights is located in Talbot County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wye Heights: Wye Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Wye Heights is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wye Heights: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Wye Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.talbotchamber.org/

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

Communities near Wye Heights ...

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

  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centreville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Denton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Greensboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Rock Hall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Michaels
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Trappe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Queenstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 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 Wye Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wye Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wye Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Talbot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wye Heights - 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 Wye Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Wye Heights 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.