Welcome to Pushaw ...
So far, we found very little information about Pushaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pushaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pushaw, please Contact Us.
Pushaw would have been located within present day Calvert County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pushaw, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pushaw is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pushaw was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Pushaw ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pushaw - it's located in Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pushaw.
Communities near Pushaw ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pushaw.
- Morningside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Upper Marlboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Eagle Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Willows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Academy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Baywalker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Chaney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
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 Pushaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pushaw.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pushaw. 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 Pushaw.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pushaw. See our Newspapers Page for Pushaw.
Adding Pushaw to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pushaw 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 (so far) for Pushaw was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pushaw.
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 Pushaw, 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 Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pushaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |