Lynch, Maryland

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Lynch, Maryland
Unincorporated community
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Lynch
Coordinates: 39°17′43″N76°03′46″W / 39.29528°N 76.06278°W / 39.29528; -76.06278 Coordinates: 39°17′43″N76°03′46″W / 39.29528°N 76.06278°W / 39.29528; -76.06278
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland
County Flag of Kent County, Maryland.gif Kent
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21678
Area code(s) 410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID590713 [1]

Lynch is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. [1] Lynch is located along Maryland Route 561 at the crossing of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad, north of Chestertown.

Education

It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and Kent County High School is in an unincorporated area, in the Butlertown census-designated place with a Worton postal address.

The community was formerly assigned to Worton Elementary School. [2] In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary. The boundary of Garnet Elementary School in Chestertown was adjusted. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lynch". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to our school!". Worton Elementary School. 2006-10-02. Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2021-06-10.


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