Millersville, Maryland

Millersville, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Old Mill Blvd. and subdivisions seen from the air, 2007
Millersville
Location within the state of Maryland
Millersville
Millersville (the US)
Coordinates: 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806Coordinates: 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806
Country  United States
State  Maryland
County Anne Arundel
Population (2015)
 • Total 20,965
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 590805

Millersville is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Population was 20,965 in 2015 based on American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) data.

Geography

Millersville is located at 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806 (39.0596, -76.6480).[1]

History

Millersville, named for the first Postmaster, George Miller, was, on July 24, 1841, the first Post Office to be established along the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad (the A & E).[2] Completed in 1840, the A & E was one of the earliest rail lines in the U.S., connecting Annapolis with the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today Millersville is still a small crossroads village, surrounded by existing and proposed modern residential and industrial park development. The Childs Residence, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is a focal point of the town.[3]

Education

Secondary schools

Colleges and universities

288-acre park

Parks and recreation

References

  1. ↑ "Millersville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. ↑ Smith, Chester M., Jr., and Kay, John L. (1984). The Postal History of Maryland, The Delmarva Peninsula, And The District of Columbia: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1984, p. 71. Burtonsville, Md: The Depot. Library of Congress Card No. 84-72653.
  3. ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". Childs Residence, Anne Arundel County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.
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