Kennedyville, Maryland

Kennedyville, Maryland
Census-designated place
Kennedyville
Coordinates: 39°18′19″N 75°59′42″W / 39.30528°N 75.99500°W / 39.30528; -75.99500Coordinates: 39°18′19″N 75°59′42″W / 39.30528°N 75.99500°W / 39.30528; -75.99500
Country United States
State Maryland
County Kent
Elevation 69 ft (21 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 21645
Area code(s) 410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID 590588[1]

Kennedyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States.[1] Kennedyville is located northeast of Chestertown and southwest of Galena along Maryland Route 213.

Knocks Folly, Shrewsbury Church, and Woodland Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Notable people

  • Wayne Gilchrest Former Congressman from the first district of Maryland.
  • John Needles (1786 – 1878), Quaker abolitionist and a master craftsman of fine furniture.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kennedyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  • "Village Master Plan Kennedyville, Maryland" (PDF). State of Maryland. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  • Village of Kennedyville
  • Map of Kennedyville, from the Historical Society of Kent County collection


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