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Kent County, Maryland

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43historic places

—earliest paper

1642formed

19,198pop. 2020

22cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 43 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Chestertown, Still Pond, Kennedyville.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

23 of 43 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

43 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Airy Hill	Chestertown	Building	1996
BERNICE J. (skipjack)	Chestertown	Structure	1985
Betterton Historic District	Betterton	District	1984
Brampton	Chestertown	Building	1983
Carvill Hall	Chestertown	Building	1973
Chestertown Armory	Chestertown	Building	1985
Chestertown Historic District NHL	Chestertown	District	1970
Chestertown Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Chestertown	District	1984
Chestertown Railroad Station	Chestertown	Building	1982
Chesterville Brick House	Chesterville	Building	1979
Christ Church, Graveyard and Sexton's House	Worton	Building	1980
Clark's Conveniency	Pomona	Building	1975
Denton House	Chestertown	Building	1971
Fairlee Manor Camp House	Fairlee	Building	1973
Gobbler Hill	Chestertown	Building	2009
Godlington Manor	Chestertown	Building	1972
Harper, George, Store	Still Pond	Building	1982
Hebron	Stillpond	Building	1978
Hinchingham	Rock Hall	Building	1975
Hopeful Unity	Worton	Building	2015
ISLAND IMAGE (log canoe)	Chestertown	Structure	1985
Knocks Folly	Kennedyville	Building	1976
Lauretum	Chestertown	District	1997
Middle, East and West Halls	Chestertown	Building	1979
NELLIE CROCKETT NHL	Georgetown	Structure	1994
Piney Grove	Chestertown	Building	2020
Radcliffe Mill	Chestertown	Building	2006
Reward-Tilden's Farm	Chestertown	Building	1976
Rich Hill	Sassafras	Building	1972
Rose Hill	Chestertown	Building	1976
SILVER HEEL (log canoe)	Chestertown	Structure	1985
Shepherd's Delight	Still Pond	Building	1976
Shrewsbury Church	Kennedyville	Building	1986
St. Dennis Roman Catholic Church Complex	Galena	District	2023
St. Paul's Church	Fairlee	Building	1980
Still Pond Historic District	Still Pond	District	2009
Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic	Chestertown	Building	2005
Thornton	Chestertown	District	2005
Trumpington	Rock Hall	Building	1980
Valley Cottage	Georgetown	Building	1983
White House Farm	Chestertown	Building	1992
Widehall	Chestertown	Building	1972
Woodland Hall	Kennedyville	Building	2008

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Kent was formed in 1642 (1642-08-02) from St.

By 2 August 1642, KENT was created from ST. MARYS to serve the east side of Chesapeake Bay; territorial limits were not specified, and boundaries are estimated.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

1790	1800	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
12,836	11,771	11,453	10,842	13,267	17,605	18,786	15,026	13,465	13,677	15,481	16,695	19,197	19,198

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

22 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 22 of 22 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Asbury Methodist Cemetery	39.26397	-75.89277
Asbury Methodist Cemetery	39.21899	-76.19829
Bond Chapel Cemetery	39.15905	-76.11309
Chester Cemetery	39.21685	-76.07367
Christ Episcopal Cemetery	39.291	-76.09208
Fountain Cemetery	39.28354	-76.03822
Hadaway Chapel Cemetery	39.15915	-76.16027
James Cemetery	39.18648	-76.07538
Mount Olive Cemetery	39.28381	-76.10857
Mount Pleasant Cemetery	39.23119	-76.16714
Old Saint Dennis Cemetery	39.31455	-75.88688
Olivet Cemetery	39.33863	-75.87698
Saint Clements Episcopal Cemetery	39.30842	-75.82055
Saint Dennis Catholic Cemetery	39.34543	-75.87968
Saint James Methodist Cemetery	39.27954	-76.13816
Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery	39.13325	-76.23163
Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery	39.18795	-76.17872
Shrewsbury Parish Cemetery	39.32939	-75.96772
Still Pond Cemetery	39.32762	-76.0538
Wesley Cemetery	39.25906	-75.84406
Wesley Chapel Cemetery	39.14549	-76.21731
Westminster Cemetery	39.35827	-75.87894

Historical populated places — 4 of 4

Name	Lat	Lon
Denbigh	39.15705	-76.24329
Goldsborough	39.36567	-75.99883
Harrisburg	39.21567	-76.09217
Swanton	39.36483	-75.8341

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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