Anne Arundel County Historical Boundaries
ANNE ARUNDEL created from ST. MARYS. The county was centered on the settlement of Providence, but territorial limits were not otherwise specified. (Archives of Md., 1:292)
ANNE ARUNDEL lost to creation of CALVERT; boundaries are estimated. (Archives of Md., 3:308)
ANNE ARUNDEL renamed PROVIDENCE; PROVIDENCE gained from PATUXENT (now CALVERT). (Archives of Md., 1:341, 345, 347)
[24 March 1657/1658] PROVIDENCE renamed ANNE ARUNDEL. (Archives of Md., 1:369)
[by 12 January 1659/1660] ANNE ARUNDEL lost to creation of BALTIMORE. (Archives of Md., 1:381)
06 Jun 1674
ANNE ARUNDEL gained from CALVERT and non-county area. Boundary between ANNE ARUNDEL and BALTIMORE was redefined [no change]. (Archives of Md., 15:39)
03 Apr 1698
ANNE ARUNDEL exchanged with BALTIMORE. (Archives of Md., 22:147)
31 May 1727
ANNE ARUNDEL gained from BALTIMORE. (Archives of Md., 36:595)
24 Feb 1824
ANNE ARUNDEL lost to CALVERT. (Md. Laws 1823, ch. 183, sec. 1/pp. 125-126)
18 Feb 1825
Boundary between ANNE ARUNDEL and CALVERT was clarified [no change]. (Md. Laws 1824, ch. 193/p. 147)
04 Jul 1851
ANNE ARUNDEL lost to creation of HOWARD. (Md. Laws 1838, ch. 22, secs. 1, 4; Swindler, 4:413)
29 Mar 1918
ANNE ARUNDEL lost to Baltimore City (Ind. City). (Md. Laws 1918, ch. 82, sec. 1/p. 135)
The information and maps above were taken from the Maryland Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor and Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist and Digital Compiler; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008. They are being used under the stipulations and constraints described in the Creative Commons License.
