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Welcome to Ragged Point Beach ...

Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ragged Point Beach: Ragged Pt. Bch.

Ragged Point Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ragged Point Beach: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Ragged Point Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ragged Point Beach.

  • Leonardtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Warsaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Montross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tall Timbers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Piney Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tucker Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
  • Valley Lee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Machodoc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
  • Breton Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Drayden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ragged Point Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ragged Point Beach - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Ragged Point Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Ragged Point Beach 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.