Welcome to Town Point ...

Town Point is located in Cecil County<1>.

The location of Town Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Town Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<3>.

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

Town Point is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

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 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.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Aberdeen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Elkton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Perryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• North East
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Rising Sun
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
• Townsend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <5>

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 for Town Point was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Town Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/