Welcome to Sunderlandville ...
So far, we found very little information about Sunderlandville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sunderlandville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunderlandville, please Contact Us.
Sunderlandville would have been located within present day Calvert County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunderlandville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sunderlandville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sunderlandville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Sunderlandville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunderlandville.
- Bowie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
- Chesapeake Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- District Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morningside
(18 miles [29 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
- Upper Marlboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach
(18 miles [29 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Dunkirk Town Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Sunderlandville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunderlandville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunderlandville. 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 Sunderlandville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunderlandville. See our Newspapers Page for Sunderlandville.
Adding Sunderlandville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sunderlandville 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 Sunderlandville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sunderlandville post office opened in 1856. The Sunderlandville post office closed in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunderlandville.
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 Sunderlandville, 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 Sunderlandville - 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. |
| <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/ |