Welcome to Andersontown ...

Andersontown is located in Caroline County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Andersontown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Andersontown is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Andersontown: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Communities Also Named Andersontown ...

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

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

Communities near Andersontown ...

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

• Easton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Milford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Seaford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <5>
• Denton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Harrington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <5>
• Federalsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <5>
• Bridgeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <5>
• Hurlock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <5>
• Greensboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Ridgely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andersontown ...

Looking for more information about Andersontown? 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 Andersontown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Andersontown.

Adding Andersontown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Andersontown 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 Andersontown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Andersontown post office opened in 1871.

We also found Andersontown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andersontown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

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