Sassafras is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. [2] The Lanthim House, built in the 1720s, served as a general store. [3]
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Nearby Rich Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [4]
Sassafras is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. [2] The Lanthim House, built in the 1720s, served as a general store. [3]
Nearby Rich Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [4]
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 CDP with a Worton postal address.
The community was formerly assigned to Millington Elementary School. [5] In 2017 the school board voted to close Millington Elementary School. [6]
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,197, making it the least populous county in Maryland. Its county seat is Chestertown. The county was named for the county of Kent in England. The county is located on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is one of three counties in Maryland, along with Caroline and Garrett, that is not part of a Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Queen Anne's County is located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,798. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place. The county is named for Queen Anne of Great Britain, who reigned when the county was established in 1706 during the colonial period.
Betterton is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 345 at the 2010 census.
Chestertown is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,252 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Kent County.
Galena is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census.
Millington is a town in Kent and Queen Anne's counties in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 642 at the 2010 census. Millington is the head of navigation for the Chester River.
Rich Hill may refer to:
Georgetown is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kent County, Maryland, United States. The community was laid out in 1736. Georgetown was named for Prince George who later became King of the United Kingdom. Georgetown is located on the south side of the Sassafras River at the Maryland Route 213 bridge, north of Galena and south of Cecilton. Directly to the north across the river is the unincorporated community of Fredericktown in Cecil County.
Millington is an unincorporated community located within Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
Abingdon is a census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It lies 25 miles northeast of Baltimore on Maryland Route 7, near the Bush River, between Exits 77 and 80 of Interstate 95.
Still Pond is a census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Still Pond is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 292 and 566 on Still Pond Neck, south-southeast of Betterton and north of Chestertown. Much of the community is included in the Still Pond Historic District and it is notable as the first place in Maryland in which women gained the right to vote.
Worton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 249.
Rich Hill, also known as The Adventure or Griffith House, is a historic home located at Sassafras, Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is a 5-bay, 2+1⁄2-story brick building with a two-story brick kitchen wing, built about 1753.
Kennedyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 199.
Chesterville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 290 and Maryland Route 447|447.
Golts is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Golts is located at the intersection of Delaware Line Road and Black Bottom Road, east of Galena and west of the Delaware border.
Lynch is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Lynch is located along Maryland Route 561 at the crossing of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad, north of Chestertown.
Massey is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Massey is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 299, 313 and 330, southeast of Galena.
Butlertown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 505 as of the 2010 census.
Kent County Public Schools (KCPS) is a school district headquartered in Rock Hall, Maryland. It operates public schools in Kent County.
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