Welcome to Worton Heights ...

Worton Heights is located in Kent County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

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

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)
  • 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>
• Havre de Grace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Chestertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <5>
• Centreville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Perryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Rock Hall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Church Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
• Cecilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
  • Cecilton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <5>
• Millington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
• Galena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <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 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 for Worton Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

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