Welcome to Pushaw ...

So far, we found very little information about Pushaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pushaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pushaw, please Contact Us.

Pushaw would have been located within present day Calvert County<2>.

The location of Pushaw has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pushaw, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pushaw is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pushaw was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pushaw ...

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

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

Communities near Pushaw ...

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

• Morningside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morningside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Morningside is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
• Saint Michaels
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <5>
• Upper Marlboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Marlboro
  • Upper Marlboro is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Marlboro <5>
• Highland Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Eagle Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Academy Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
  • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
• Apple Greene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
  • Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
• Baywalker Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baywalker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
  • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Chaney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
  • Chaney is located in Calvert County
• Dunkirk Town Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
  • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County

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 Pushaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pushaw.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pushaw. 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 Pushaw.

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

Adding Pushaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pushaw in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pushaw was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pushaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

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