The location of Applegarth
Welcome to Applegarth ...
So far, we have 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.
The location of Applegarth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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
Applegarth would have been located in the (410) area code.
Communities near Applegarth ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you drove.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Chance [Map] | --- | SE | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
| Church Creek [Map] | 122 | N | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Crapo [Map] | --- | N | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Crocheron [Map] | --- | E | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Deal Island [Map] | --- | SE | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
| Fishing Creek [Map] | --- | NW | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Applegarth.
Communities Also Named Applegarth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Applegarth - it's located in New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Applegarth.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Applegarth. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Applegarth.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Applegarth:
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: 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> | 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 have 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 Applegarth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Applegarth) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Applegarth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2448, Longitude: -76.1399 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Applegarth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Applegarth. |