Andersontown, Maryland

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Andersontown, Maryland
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Andersontown, Maryland
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Andersontown, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°50′13″N75°46′51″W / 38.836933°N 75.780752°W / 38.836933; -75.780752
Country United States
State Maryland
County Caroline
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
GNIS feature ID589643 [1]

Andersontown is a populated place on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. [2] It is situated near the Delaware line, centered on the intersection of Andersontown Road and Maryland Route 404.

History

One of the first mentions of Andersontown is the Andersontown Post office on the 1875 Map of Caroline County. [3] [4] On the 1897 Map of Caroline County, It is referred to as Andersontown. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andersontown
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andersontown, Maryland
  3. Isler, John B (1875). "Map of Caroline County Maryland" (Map). Map of Caroline County, Maryland. 1:42,000. Caroline County.
  4. "Andersontown Post Office". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. 1897 Saulsbury Map of Caroline County, Maryland (Map). 1897.