Cheltenham, Maryland

Cheltenham
Unincorporated community
Cheltenham United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinates: 38°44′8″N76°49′35″W / 38.73556°N 76.82639°W / 38.73556; -76.82639
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Elevation	190 ft (60 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20623 [1]
Area codes	240 and 301
GNIS feature ID	597222

Cheltenham is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, in southern Maryland, United States, adjacent to U.S. Highway 301. It is named after Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

History

The Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, ^[2] a juvenile correctional facility, was founded in the 1870s as a "House of Reformation for Colored Children" by Baltimore merchant, banker, and philanthropist Enoch Pratt on his former farm property. ^[3] Cheltenham is also home to the Southern Maryland Regional Farmers Market, ^[4] and the Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery, ^[5] along with many scenic farms and woods.

Geography

Nearby is the Marlton housing development. ^[6]

References

1. "Cheltenham ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
2. "Cheltenham Youth Detention Center". Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
3. Barbic, Kari. "Enoch Pratt". Philanthropy Roundtable . Retrieved January 26, 2014.
4. "Southern Maryland Regional Farmers Market". Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
5. "Cemetery and Memorial Program". Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs. June 24, 2016.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cheltenham, Maryland