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Welcome to Urieville ...

Urieville is located in Kent County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Urieville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Urieville is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Urieville: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Urieville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

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

Communities near Urieville ...

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

  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • Havre de Grace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Chestertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centreville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
  • Perryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Townsend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Rock Hall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
    • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
  • Church Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
  • Cecilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
    • Cecilton is located in Cecil County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urieville ...

Looking for more information about Urieville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Urieville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Urieville.

Adding Urieville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Urieville 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 Urieville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Urieville.

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

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Urieville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Urieville, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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