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Welcome to Crosby ...

Crosby is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crosby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Crosby is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crosby: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Crosby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Crosby - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Crosby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

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

Communities near Crosby ...

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

  • Annapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Centreville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Queenstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Sudlersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Betterton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Queen Anne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Barclay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Hillsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 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 Crosby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crosby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosby ...

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

Adding Crosby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crosby 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 (so far) for Crosby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crosby post office opened in 1889. The Crosby post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crosby.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Crosby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Crosby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Crosby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/