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Welcome to Worton Heights ...

Worton Heights is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Worton Heights, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Worton Heights: Worton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Worton Heights is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Worton Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

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

Communities near Worton Heights ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Havre de Grace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Chestertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centreville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Perryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rock Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cecilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Millington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Galena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worton Heights ...

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

Adding Worton Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Worton Heights 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 Worton Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Worton Heights post office opened in 1849. The Worton Heights post office closed in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Worton Heights.

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 Worton Heights - 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 Worton Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Worton Heights 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/