Millersville, Maryland

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Millersville
Millersville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°03′34″N076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806 Coordinates: 39°03′34″N076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland
County Flag of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.png Anne Arundel
Elevation
100 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2015)
  Total20,965
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21108 [1]
Area code(s) 410, 443 and 667
GNIS feature ID590805

Millersville is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Population was 20,965 in 2015 based on American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) data.

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Geography

Millersville is located at 39°03′34″N076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806 (39.0596, -76.6480). [2]

History

Millersville, named for the first Postmaster, George Miller, was the first Post Office to be established, on July 24, 1841, along the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad (the A & E). [3] Completed in 1840, the A & E was one of the earliest rail lines in the U.S., connecting Annapolis with the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today, Millersville is largely suburban, but the core of the historic village remains. The Childs Residence, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is a focal point of the new bike trail that passes through the historic core. [4]

Education

Secondary schools

Colleges and universities

288-acre park

Parks and recreation

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References

  1. "Millersville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. "Millersville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  3. Smith, Chester M., Jr., and Kay, John L. (1984). The Postal History of Maryland, The Delmarva Peninsula, And The District of Columbia: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1984, p. 71. Burtonsville, Md: The Depot. Library of Congress Card No. 84-72653.
  4. "Maryland Historical Trust". Childs Residence, Anne Arundel County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.