Welcome to Applegarth ...
So far, we found very little information about Applegarth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Applegarth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Applegarth, please Contact Us.
Applegarth would have been located within present day Dorchester County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Applegarth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Applegarth is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Applegarth was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Applegarth was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>
Communities Also Named Applegarth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Applegarth - it's located in New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Applegarth.
Communities near Applegarth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Applegarth.
- Church Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Creek
- Church Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Creek <6>
- Bishops Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Crocheron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Wingate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wingate is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <6>
- Crapo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Toddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lakesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Andrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Fishing Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Fishing Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishing Creek <6>
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Dorchester 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 Applegarth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Applegarth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Applegarth. 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 Applegarth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Applegarth. See our Newspapers Page for Applegarth.
Adding Applegarth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Applegarth 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 Applegarth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Applegarth post office opened in 1893.
We also found Applegarth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Applegarth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Applegarth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Applegarth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Applegarth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Applegarth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |