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Prince George's County, Maryland

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110historic places

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1696formed

967,201pop. 2020

62cemeteries

1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 110 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 6 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Upper Marlboro, Bladensburg, Hyattsville.

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 Prince George's titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

43 of 110 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

110 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Abraham Hall	Beltsville	Building	2005
Accokeek Creek Site NHL	Accokeek	Site	1966
Ammendale Normal Institute	Beltsville	Building	1975
Ash Hill	Hyattsville	Building	1977
Ashland	Upper Marlboro	Building	1994
Avondale Mill	Laurel	Building	1979
Baltimore-Washington Parkway	Baltimore	District	1991
Beall's Pleasure	Landover	Building	1979
Belair	Bowie	Building	1977
Belair Stables	Bowie	Building	1973
Bellefields	Croom	Building	1971
Bellevue	Accokeek	Building	1986
Bladensburg Battlefield	Bladensburg	Site	2025
Bostwick	Bladensburg	Building	1975
Bowie Railroad Buildings	Bowie	Building	1998
Bowieville	Upper Marlboro	Building	1973
Bowling Heights	Upper Marlboro	Building	1982
Broad Creek Historic District	Fort Washington	District	2011
Brookefield of the Berrys	Croom	Building	1987
Buck House	Upper Marlboro	Building	1978
Butler House	Oxon Hill	Building	2005
Calloway, Thomas J., House	Lanham	Building	2005
Calvert Hills Historic District	Collerge Park	District	2002
Chapel of the Incarnation	Brandywine	Building	2000
Cheverly Historic District	Cheverly	District	2024
Clagett House at Cool Spring Manor	Upper Marlboro	Building	2011
Coffren, John W., House and Store	Croom	Building	1987
College Heights Estates Historic District	University Park	District	2012
College Park Airport	College Park	Site	1977
Compton Bassett	Upper Marlboro	Building	1983
Concord	District Heights	Building	1982
Content	Upper Marlboro	Building	1978
Cottage, The	Upper Marlboro	Building	1989
Eagle Harbor Historic District	Eagle Harbor	District	2025
Early Family Historic District	Brandywine	District	2012
Early, William W., House	Brandywine	Building	1988
Fairmont Heights Historic District	Fairmount Heights	District	2011
Fort Washington	Washington	District	1966
Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium	Glenn Dale	District	2011
Goodloe, Don S. S., House	Bowie	Building	1988
Greenbelt Historic District NHL	Greenbelt	District	1980
Hamilton, James, House	Mitchellville	Building	1988
Hard Bargain Farm	Accokeek	Building	2014
Harmony Hall	Oxon Hill	Building	1980
Hazelwood	Upper Marlboro	Building	1999
Hilleary, William, House	Bladensburg	Building	1978
Hilltop Manor	Bladensburg	Building	2007
His Lordship's Kindness NHL	Rosaryville	Building	1970
Hyattsville Armory	Hyattsville	Building	1980
Hyattsville Historic District	Hyattsville	District	1982
Hyattsville Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Hyattsville	District	2004
Kingston	Upper Marlboro	Building	1978
Langley Park	Langley Park	Building	2008
Laurel High School	Laurel	Building	1979
Laurel Railroad Station	Laurel	Building	1973
Marenka House	College Park	Building	2017
Marietta	Glenn Dale	Building	1994
Market Master's House	Bladensburg	Building	1990
Melford	Mitchellville	Building	1988
Melwood Park	Upper Marlboro	Building	1976
Montpelier NHL	Laurel	Building	1970
Mount Hope	Cheverly	Building	1978
Mount Lubentia	Largo	Building	1987
Mount Pleasant	Upper Marlboro	Building	1972
Mount Rainier Historic District	Mount Rainier	District	1990
Moyaone Reserve Historic District	Accokeek	District	2020
National Archives Site	College Park	Site	1996
New Town Center	Hyattsville	Building	2018
North Brentwood Historic District	North Brentwood	District	2003
Nottingham Site	Upper Marlboro	Site	1975
O'Dea House	Berwyn Heights	Building	1987
Old Town College Park	College Park	District	2012
Oxon Cove Park	Oxon Hill	District	2003
Oxon Hill Manor	Oxon Hill	Building	1978
Peace Cross	Bladensburg	Object	2015
Piscataway Park	Accokeek	Site	1966
Piscataway Village Historic District	Clinton	District	2011
Pleasant Hills	Upper Marlboro	Building	1980
Pleasant Prospect	Mitchellville	Building	1976
Ridgeley School	Capitol Heights	Building	2015
Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church	Landover	Building	2005
Riverdale Park Historic District	Riverdale Park	District	2002
Riversdale NHL	Riverdale	Building	1973
Saint Mary's Rectory	Aquasco	Building	1987
Smith, Harry, House	Riverdale	Building	1993
Snow Hill	Laurel	Building	1974
Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility NHL	Greenbelt	Structure	1985
St. Ignatius Church	Oxon Hill	Building	1974
St. John's Church	Oxon Hill	Building	1974
St. Mary's Benefical Society Hall	Upper Marlboro	Building	2005
St. Matthew's Church	Seat Pleasant	Building	1972
St. Paul's Parish Church	Brandywine	Building	1977
St. Thomas' Church	Upper Marlboro	Building	2000
St. Thomas' Episcopal Parish Historic District	Upper Marlboro	District	2011
Sunnyside	Aquasco	Building	1987
Surratt House	Clinton	Building	1973
Traband, John H., House	Upper Marlboro	Building	1984
US Post Office-Hyattsville Main	Hyattsville	Building	1986
University Park Historic District	University Park	District	1996
University Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)	University Park	District	2012
Upper Marlboro Residential Historic District	Upper Marlboro	District	2012
Villa DeSales	Aquasco	Building	1988
Washington, George, House	Bladensburg	Building	1974
Washington, George, House (Additional Documentation)	Bladensburg	Building	2024
Waverly	Croom	Building	1987
West Riverdale Historic District	Riverdale Park	District	2002
Williams Plains	Bowie	Building	1980
Woodstock	Upper Marlboro	Building	1987
Woodyard Archeological Site	Clinton	Site	1974
Wyoming	Clinton	Building	1980

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Prince Georges was formed in 1696 (1696-04-23) from Calvert, Charles.

PRINCE GEORGES created from CALVERT, CHARLES, and Non-County Area 1.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Prince George's County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1790	1800	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
21,344	21,185	20,216	19,539	23,327	26,451	29,898	43,347	89,490	194,182	357,395	665,071	801,515	967,201

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

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

Site	Type	Dist.
Fort Dupont Park	Park unit	10.6 km
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens	Park unit	12.2 km
Harmony Hall	Park unit	16.3 km
Greenbelt Park	Park unit	17.9 km
Fort Washington Park	Park unit	20.6 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

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

Cemeteries — 62 of 62 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Addison Chapel Cemetery	38.89907	-76.90987
Ascension Catholic Church Cemetery	39.0065	-76.78636
B'nai Israel Cemetery	38.81543	-76.96383
Bayne Cemetery	38.78845	-76.96303
Beanes Cemetery	38.81789	-76.75941
Bells Methodist Church Cemetery	38.80467	-76.90241
Bowie Cemetery	38.95207	-76.7818
Cedar Hill Cemetery	38.85954	-76.94016
Cedarville Assembly of God Church Cemetery	38.66317	-76.80441
Cheltenham United Methodist Church Cemetery	38.73725	-76.82465
Christ Church Cemetery	38.67677	-77.0201
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery	38.76915	-76.89946
Christ United Methodist Church Cemetery	38.57112	-76.72766
Christian Brothers Institute Cemetery	39.05208	-76.90366
Church of the Atonement Cemetery	38.73456	-76.82303
Church of the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery	38.75733	-76.81243
Epiphany Cemetery	38.84806	-76.87552
Evergreen Cemetery	38.93515	-76.92959
First Lutheran Church Cemetery	39.0115	-76.78469
Forest Memorial Cemetery	38.84768	-76.87269
Fort Lincoln Cemetery	38.92808	-76.95028
George Washington Cemetery	39.01122	-76.96914
Greenbelt Cemetery	39.00915	-76.89343
Holy Family Catholic Cemetery	38.92298	-76.79711
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery	38.97483	-76.7783
Immanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery	38.65178	-76.77135
Ivy Hill Cemetery	39.10631	-76.8655
Lanham United Methodist Church Cemetery	38.95905	-76.85827
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery	38.85615	-76.94839
Lyles Family Cemetery	38.73623	-77.02437
Maryland National Memorial Park	39.07436	-76.87616
Maryland Veterans Cemetery	38.73352	-76.83097
McKendree Cemetery	38.68682	-76.91211
Mount Calvary Catholic Church Cemetery	38.85257	-76.89127
Mount Carmel Cemetery	38.81746	-76.76632
Mount Hope Cemetery	38.79484	-76.9247
Mount Oak Methodist Church Cemetery	38.924	-76.7608
National Harmony Memorial Park	38.90745	-76.88115
Oxon Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery	38.80249	-76.99048
Perkins Chapel Cemetery	39.00871	-76.8133
Pleasant Grove Cemetery	39.02066	-76.83108
Queens Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery	39.05918	-76.87743
Ridgley Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery	38.89114	-76.85254
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery	38.98316	-76.71941
Saint Barnabus Church Cemetery	38.81848	-76.95997
Saint Dominic Cemetery	38.58169	-76.72385
Saint Georges Episcopal Chapel Cemetery	38.98673	-76.8198
Saint Ignatius Catholic Cemetery	38.80439	-76.96694
Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery	38.76795	-76.89712
Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery	39.03533	-76.90883
Saint Joseph Cemetery	39.05207	-76.90308
Saint Mary of the Mill Cemetery	39.10778	-76.85515
Saint Marys Catholic Church of Piscataway Cemetery	38.70483	-76.96719
Saint Marys Episcopal Chapel Cemetery	38.58493	-76.72424
Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery	38.66097	-76.772
Saint Pauls United Methodist Church Cemetery	38.79788	-76.98192
Saint Philips Cemetery	39.10698	-76.85209
Saint Simons Church Cemetery	38.74685	-76.75646
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery	38.7481	-76.75798
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery	38.81456	-76.75358
Washington National Cemetery	38.85431	-76.94309
Westphalia Cemetery	38.80626	-76.85145

Historical populated places — 3 of 3

Name	Lat	Lon
Good Luck	38.99344	-76.83247
Monteith	39.04011	-76.87914
Talbert	38.72928	-76.82747

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

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

Battlefield	Study acres	Dist.	Site ID
Fort Stevens	6,604	22.7 km	DC001

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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