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Welcome to Town Point ...

Town Point is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Town Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Town Point: Town Pt.

Town Point is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Town Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Town Point - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Websites for Town Point ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Town Point ...

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

  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Aberdeen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Elkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Perryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • North East
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>

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 Town Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Town Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Town Point ...

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

Adding Town Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Town Point 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 Town Point was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Town Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Town Point - 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 Town Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Town Point 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.