Anne Arundel Genealogical Society

Anne Arundel County Placenames - 1903

 
Anne Arundel and Howard County Placenames
Extracted from the Gazetteer of Maryland
By Henry Gannett
Published in Washington, D.C. by the Government Printing Office, 1904

Aberdeen: creek, a small branch of South River in Anne Arundel County
Admiral: post village in Anne Arundel County
Alberton: post, village in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Almshouse: creek, small branch of South River in Anne Arundel County
Alpha: post village in Howard County
Annapolis: city and the capital of the State, situated in Anne Arundel County on the
Annapolis, Washington, and Baltimore and the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line railroads. Population, 8,525.
Annapolis Harbor: small inlet of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Annapolis Junction: station in Howard County on the Annapolis, Washington, and Baltimore, and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads. 
Annapolis Roads: a small inlet of Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel: county, situated in the central part of the state, bounded on the north by Baltimore County, east by Chesapeake Bay, south by Calvert county, west by Patuxent River and Prince George’s County, and northwest by Howard County. The surface is of rolling character, but has no very elevated points. The area of the county is 425 square miles, of which more than one-half, or 148,325 acres, was under cultivation in 1900. The county seat and largest city is Annapolis, the capital and oldest city in the state, with a population of 8,525 in 1900. The average magnetic declination in the county in 1900 was 5° 0' west. The annual rainfall commonly ranges between 45 and 50 inches, and the mean annual temperature between 45° and 50°.
Armiger: post village in Anne Arundel County
Arnold: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Severn River
Arnold: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Arundel-on-the-Bay: post village in Anne Arundel County
Atholton: post village in Howard County

Back: creek, a small branch of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Back: creek, a small branch of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Barley: creek, a small branch of South River in Anne Arundel County
Bayard: post village in Anne Arundel County
Bay Ridge: village in Anne Arundel County on the Bay Ridge Railroad
Beard: creek, a small branch of South River in Anne Arundel County
Benfield: post village in Anne Arundel County
Bennett: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Miles Creek.
Beth Gap: village in Anne Arundel County
Birdsville: post village in Anne Arundel County
Blackwalnut: creek, a small tributary to Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County
Bluff: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Severn River
Bodkin: creek, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Bodkin: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay
Boones: village in Anne Arundel County
Brewer: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Brewer: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Severn River
Brice: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Severn River
Bristol: post, village in Anne Arundel County
Broad: creek, a small tributary of Magothy River in Anne Arundel County
Broad: creek, a small tributary of South River in Anne Arundel County
Brooklyn: station in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Butlers: village in Anne Arundel County

Cabin: small branch of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Cabin: branch, a small tributary of Patuxent River in Howard County
Cabin: creek, a small stream flowing into Curtis Bay in Anne Arundel County
Cadle: creek, a small tributary of Rhode River in Anne Arundel County
Cedar: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into West River
Cedar: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Severn River
Chalk: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into West River
Chase: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Chautauqua Beach: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Bay Ridge Railroad
Chesterfield: post village in Anne Arundel County
Cheston: creek, small tributary of West River in Antic Arundel County
Church: creek, a small tributary of South River in Anne Arundel County
Churchton: post village in Anne Arundel County
Clarkson: post village in Howard County
Clarksville: post village in Howard County
Clements: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Cocks: point in Anne Arundel, projecting into the Severn River
Columbia: post village in Howard County
Conaways: post village in Anne Arundel County
Cooksville: post village in Howard County
Counallor: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into West River
Cox: creek, a small tributary of West River in Anne Arundel County
Cox: creek, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Cromwell: village in Anne Arundel County
Cross: creek, a small tributary of South River in Anne Arundel County
Crownsville: post village in Anna Arundel County on the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad
Cumberstone: post village in Anne Arundel County
Curtis: creek, a tributary to Curtis Bay in Anne Arundel County
Curtis: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay

Daisy: post village in Howard County
Darnall: post village in Anne Arundel County
Davidsonville: post village in Anne Arundel County
Dayton: post village in Howard County
Deale: post village in Anne Arundel County
Deep: creek, a small stream flowing through Howard and Baltimore counties into Patapsco River
Deep: creek, a small stream in Anne Arundel County flowing into Chesapeake Bay
Deep: creek, a small tributary of Magothy River in Anne Arundel County
Deep: run, a stream on boundary between Howard and Anne Arundel counties, a tributary of Patapsco River
Dobbin: two small islands in Magothy River in Anne Arundel County
Dorsey: post village in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Dorseys: run, a small tributary of Little Patuxent River in Howard and Anne Arundel counties
Dorseys: run, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Howard County
Dorseys Run: station in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Doughoregan: post village in Howard County
Drury: post village in Anne Arundel County
Duvall: creek, a small tributary of Whitehall River in Anne Arundel County
Duvall: creek, a small tributary of South River in Anne Arundel County

Eagle: hill in Anne Arundel County
Earleigh Heights: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Eastport: post village in Anne Arundel County
Edgewater: post village in Anne Arundel County
Elioak: post village in Howard County
Elkridge: village in Howard County on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ellicott: county seat, of Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Population, 1,331.
Elvaton: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad

Fairhaven: post village in Anne Arundel County
Ferry: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Curtis Bay
Ferry: point of Anne Arundel County, projecting into South River
Fishing: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Curtis Bay
Florence: post village in Howard County
Franklin: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay
Friendship: post village in Anne Arundel County
Frost: village in Anne Arundel County
Furnace: creek, a small branch of Curtis Creek in Anne Arundel County

Gales: creek, a small branch of Rhode River in Anne Arundel County
Galloways: post village in Anne Arundel County
Gambrills: post village on the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad
Gary: post village in Howard County
Gibson: small island in Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County
Glebe: creek, a small branch of South River in Anne Arundel County
Glenburnie: station in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Glenelg: post village in Howard County
Glenwood: post village in Howard County
Goose: pond in Anne Arundel County having outlet into Chesapeake Bay
Graveyard: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Greenbury: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Annapolis Roads
Greenock: post village in Anne Arundel County
Guilford: post village in Howard County

Hackett: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Annapolis Roads.
Hammond: branch, a tributary of Little Patuxent River in Howard County
Hanover: post village in Howard County on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harmans: post village and station in Anne Arundel County on the Annapolis, Washington, and Baltimore Railroad
Harwood: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hawkins: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Patapsco River. A lighthouse is erected thereon.
Herring: bay, and arm of Chesapeake Ray in Anne Arundel County
Herring: creek, a small tributary of Herring Bay in Anne Arundel County
Highland: post village in Howard County on the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Hill: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into South River
Hilton: village in Howard County
Hollofield: station in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Horn: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Annapolis Roads
Horseshoe: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay
Howard: county, formed out of the northwest corner of Anne Arundel County, bounded on the north by Carroll County, east by Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties, and southwest by Prince George and Montgomery counties. The surface is undulating, being completely intersected with spring branches flowing into larger streams. The area is 240 square miles, of which more than three- fourths, or 110,546 acres, was under cultivation in 1900. The population the same year was 16,715. The county seat is Ellicott City. The average magnetic declination in the county in 1900 was 5° 15' west. The annual rain commonly ranges between 45 and 50 inches, and the mean annual temperature between 50° and 55°
Huddle: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Magothy River

Igleharts: village in Anne Arundel County on the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad
Ilchester: post village in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Indian: landing on Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Ivery: post village in Howard County

Jabez: branch, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Jacobs Store: village in Anne Arundel County
Jacobsville: village in Anne Arundel County
Jessup: post village in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jewell: post village in Anne Arundel County

Lake Ogleton: small inlet of Annapolis Roads in Anne Arundel County
Lakeshore: post village in Anne Arundel County
Lane: creek, a small tributary of West River in Anne Arundel County
Leading: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Patapsco River. A lighthouse is erected thereon
Leitchs: post village in Anne Arundel County
Leon: post village in Anne Arundel County
Licking: run, a small branch of Deep Run on boundary between Howard and Anne Arundel counties
Linthicum: village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Lisbon: post village in Howard County
Little Magothy: river, a tributary of Magothy River in Anne Arundel County
Little Patuxent: river, tributary of Big Patuxent River in Howard and Anne Arundel counties
Little Round: bay, a small inlet of Big Round Bay in Anne Arundel County
Lonehouse: creek, a small tributary of South River in Anne Arundel County
Long: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Round Bay
Long Corner: a village in Howard County
Lothian: post village in Anne Arundel County
Luce: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Lyons: creek, a small tributary of Patuxent River on boundary between Calvert and Anne Arundel counties

McKendree: post village in Anne Arundel County
Magothy: river, an estuary entering Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County
Main: creek, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Marley: creek, a tributary of Curtis Creek in Anne Arundel County
Marley: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Marriott Hill: village in Anne Arundel County
Mayfield: post village in Howard County
Maynard: post village in Anne Arundel County
Mayo: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into South River
Mayo: post village in Anne Arundel County
Middle Patuxent: river in Howard County flowing into Little Patuxent River
Mill: creek, a small tributary of Whitehall River in Anne Arundel County
Millersville: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad
Mountain: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into mouth of Magothy River
Mountain View: village in Howard County
Mount Misery: village in Anne Arundel County
Mountview: post village in Howard County
Muddy: creek, a small tributary of Rhode River in Anne Arundel County

Nabs: creek: a small branch of Stony Creek in Anne Arundel County
North: run, a small tributary of South River in Anne Arundel County
Nutwell: post village in Anne Arundel County

Oakland Mills: post village in Howard County
Odenton: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore and the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington railroads
Omar: post village in Anne Arundel County

Parish: creek, a small tributary of West River in Anne Arundel County
Parker: small island in Herring Bay in Anne Arundel County
Parole: post village in Anne Arundel County
Patapsco: station in Anne Arundel County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Patuxent: village in Anne Arundel County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Persimmon: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Magothy River
Pindell: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Chesapeake Beach Railway
Pine Orchard: village in Howard County
Piney: run, a small branch of Licking Run in Anne Arundel County
Pleasantina: village in Anne Arundel County
Plum: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Poplar Springs: post village in Howard County
Pumphrey: village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad

Revell: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Rhode: river, a tributary of West River in Anne Arundel County
Ridout: creek, a small tributary of Whitehall River in Anne Arundel County
Riverview: post village in Anne Arundel County
Robinson: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Rock: creek, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Rock: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Patapsco River
Rockburn: branch, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Howard County
Rogue Harbor: branch, a small tributary of Little Patuxent River in Anne Arundel County
Round: bay, a small inlet of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Round Bay: village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Rover: post village in Howard County
Roxbury Mills: post village in Howard County
Rutland: post village in Anne Arundel County

St. Helena: small island in Round Bay in Anne Arundel County
St. Margaret: village in Anne Arundel County
Sandy: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay
Saunders: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay
Savage: post village in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Scaffold: creek, a small tributary of West River in Anne Arundel County
Scaggsville: post village in Howard County
Sea Wall Junction: village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Selby: bay, a small inlet at mouth of South River in Anne Arundel County
Severn: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Severn: river in Anne Arundel County flowing into Chesapeake Bay
Severn: run, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Shadyside: post village in Anne Arundel County
Shipley: village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Simpsonville: post village in Howard County
Sledds: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Curtis Bay
Solley: post village in Anne Arundel County
South: river in Anne Arundel County flowing into Chesapeake Bay
South River: post village in Anne Arundel County
Spaw: creek, a small tributary to Annapolis Roads in Anne Arundel County
Stone House: cove, a small inlet of Curtis Bay in Anne Arundel County
Stony: run, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Stony: creek, a tributary of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Stony: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Patapsco River
Stony Run: station in Anne Arundel County on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Sudley: post village in Anne Arundel County
Swan: creek, a small tributary of Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County

Tally: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay
Tar Coal: cove, a small inlet of Magothy River, in Anne Arundel County
Tate: landing on Deep Creek in Anne Arundel County
The Three Sisters: three small marshy islands in Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County
Thomas: branch, a small tributary of Patuxent River in Anne Arundel County
Thomas: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Chesapeake Bay
Towsers: branch, a tributary of Little Patuxent River in Anne Arundel County
Tracys Landing: post village in Anne Arundel County
Triadelphia: post village in Howard County
Turkey: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into South River

Valentine: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County

Walnut: point in Anne Arundel County, projecting into Curtis Creek
Waterbury: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad
Waterloo: village in Howard County
Weem: creek, a small tributary of Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Wellhams: post village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
West: river, a tributary to Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County
West Friendship: post village in Howard County
West River: post village in Anne Arundel County
Whitemarsh: creek, a small tributary of Rhode River in Anne Arundel County
White Rock: small island in Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County
Whitneys: landing on Severn River in Anne Arundel County
Wilson: wharf on Magothy River in Anne Arundel County
Winchester: village in Anne Arundel County on the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad
Woodstock: post village in Howard County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Woodwardville: post village in Anne Arundel County