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Caroline County, Maryland

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
23historic places
—earliest paper
1774formed
33,293pop. 2020
34cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 23 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Denton, Federalsburg, Greensboro.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Maryland is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Caroline titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

10 of 23 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

23 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
AtholHendersonBuilding1989
Brick House FarmGreensboroBuilding2009
Castle HallGoldsboroBuilding1975
Chambers Park Log CabinFederalsburgBuilding2016
Daffin HouseHillsboroBuilding1975
Denton ArmoryDentonBuilding1985
Denton Historic DistrictDentonDistrict1983
ExeterFederalsburgBuilding1978
Federalsburg West Historic DistrictFederalsburgDistrict2016
Leonard HouseGreensboroDistrict1988
Leverton, Jacob and Hannah, HousePrestonBuilding2009
Linchester MillPrestonBuilding2009
Marble HeadRidgelyBuilding2002
Memory LaneDentonBuilding2000
Nanticoke Lodge No. 172, A.F. and A.M.FederalsburgBuilding2014
Neck Meetinghouse and YardWest DentonBuilding1976
Oak LawnRidgelyBuilding1975
Potter HallWillistonBuilding1982
Schoolhouse, DentonDentonBuilding1978
St. Paul's Episcopal ChurchHillsboroBuilding1975
West Denton Warehouse-WharfWest DentonBuilding2000
Williston Mill Historic DistrictDentonBuilding2002
Willow GroveGreensboroBuilding1972

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Caroline was formed in 1774 (1774-03-15) from Dorchester, Queen Annes.

CAROLINE created from DORCHESTER and QUEEN ANNES.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Caroline County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

33k21k7,806179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
9,5069,22610,1087,80611,12913,76616,24818,65217,54918,23419,46223,14329,77233,293

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

34 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 34 of 34 listed
NameLatLon
Ames Methodist Cemetery38.86277-75.78844
Bell Chapel Cemetery38.86013-75.91321
Belmont Cemetery38.68288-75.94355
Bethel Cemetery38.70097-75.71702
Bethel Church Cemetery38.685-75.71167
Bethesda Methodist Cemetery38.71352-75.90869
Bloomery Cemetery38.76538-75.72716
Chestnut Grove Cemetery38.75622-75.78966
Concord Cemetery38.80136-75.78786
Coppins Chapel Cemetery38.72806-75.89202
Denton Cemetery38.88839-75.84293
Friendship Cemetery38.72687-75.84865
Green Mount Cemetery38.92374-75.94475
Greensboro Cemetery38.97095-75.81046
Holy Cross Cemetery38.93286-75.81897
Johns Cemetery38.69579-75.88077
Mount Pleasant Cemetery38.72039-75.92632
Mount Zion Cemetery38.78122-75.88114
Mount Zion Cemetery39.0985-75.78537
Old Saint Lukes Cemetery38.88501-75.8307
Preston Cemetery38.70539-75.90216
Ridgely Cemetery38.94386-75.87618
Saint Elizabeths Cemetery38.88554-75.83478
Saint Paul Cemetery38.80333-75.80041
Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery38.91549-75.94198
Smithson Chapel Cemetery38.76563-75.93128
Spring Grove Cemetery38.88789-75.82243
Templeville Cemetery39.13427-75.77493
Todds Chapel Cemetery38.79517-75.84836
Union Grove Cemetery38.76067-75.87816
Union Memorial Cemetery39.03053-75.82125
Union Memorial Cemetery38.89872-75.72938
Union Methodist Cemetery38.69688-75.77498
Wright Cemetery38.69094-75.73466
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Blairtown38.75623-75.90021
Bradleysburg38.96678-75.93022
Gareys38.92095-75.75549

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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