Welcome to Cecilton ...

The town of Cecilton is located in Cecil County<1>.

The location of Cecilton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cecilton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cecilton has a population of 671 people<3> (see below for details).

Cecilton is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cecilton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Cecilton: (410), (443)<5> and (667).

The ZIP code for Cecilton: 21913<6>

Websites for Cecilton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cecilton, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cecilton had an population of 671 people. This is an increase of 1.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cecilton had a population of 663 people. This makes Cecilton the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Cecilton represents 0.01% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 663 people, the population of Cecilton increased 39.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 474 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cecilton.

Communities Also Named Cecilton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cecilton - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cecilton.

Communities near Cecilton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cecilton.

• Middletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <7>
• Aberdeen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <7>
• Elkton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <7>
• Havre de Grace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <7>
• Smyrna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <7>
• Chestertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <7>
• Perryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <7>
• Clayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <7>
• North East
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <7>
• Townsend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cecilton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cecilton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cecilton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cecilton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cecilton. See our Newspapers Page for Cecilton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cecilton ...

Looking for more information about Cecilton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cecilton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cecilton.

Adding Cecilton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cecilton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cecilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Cecilton post office opened in 1825.

We also found Cecilton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cecilton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cecilton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/