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History · Annapolis Neck

Half of Annapolis Neck’s homes were built after 1981

More historic than 17% of U.S. towns · #188 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it

Most of Annapolis Neck was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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About Annapolis Neck’s history

How historic is Annapolis Neck?

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More historic than 17% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Annapolis Neck’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Annapolis Neck is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #188 of 261 in Maryland. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Annapolis Neck’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19405.2% of homes (±2.6) · typical MD town 3.3% · U.S. 8.4%CNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical MD town 0.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 17%
NewerOlder
Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 28%

Few Maryland towns list much on the Register (a typical Maryland town has 0.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Annapolis Neck’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (20% of Maryland towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.6 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Annapolis Neck’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Annapolis Neck, and 31 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Annapolis Neck are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1970. Watch Annapolis Neck change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Talleys
1880–1881
Bayridge
1883–1900
Arundel On The Bay
1893–1917
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
AnchorageAnnapolis CoveAnnapolis RoadsArundel on the BayBay RidgeBlackwalnut CoveBywater EstatesChrisland at Annapolis CoveDonovans PierDorsey HeightsEatons LandingEdgewaterFishing Creek FarmsHarkness Creek ParkHillsmere EstatesHillsmere ShoresKeys FarmKitty CreekLands EndOakwoodOld Annapolis NeckOyster HarborPoplar PointRobinwood
Gone or out of use
Arundel on the Bay Post Officepost officeBay Ridge Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Annapolis Neck’s history is told.

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On the map

Annapolis Neck on the map, 1892 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Annapolis Neck. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Annapolis Neck on the 1892 USGS mapAnnapolis Neck on the 1904 USGS mapAnnapolis Neck on the 1944 USGS mapAnnapolis Neck on the 1953 USGS mapAnnapolis Neck on the 1970 USGS map1892Annapolis sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Annapolis Neck.

The story so far

Annapolis Neck, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Annapolis Neck yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Annapolis Neck, a suburb of Annapolis, is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,950.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 10,950 in 2010, 10,973 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Annapolis Neck, 1880 to 1917

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Talleys post office opens
  3. 1881Post officeThe Talleys post office closes
  4. 1883Post officeThe Bayridge post office opens
  5. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1893Post officeThe Arundel On The Bay post office opens
  7. 20th century
  8. 1900Post officeThe Bayridge post office closes
  9. 1917Post officeThe Arundel On The Bay post office closes
By decade

Annapolis Neck, decade by decade

Today12 recent
2020-06-21 09 52 12 View south along Maryland State Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) at the exit for Maryland State Route…20202020-06-21 09 52 12 View south along Maryland State R…2020-06-21 09 47 52 View south along Maryland State Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) at the exit for Maryland State Route…20202020-06-21 09 47 52 View south along Maryland State R…2020-05-21 16 30 13 View north along Maryland State Route 393 (Old Solomons Island Road) at Maryland State Route 2 (Sol…20202020-05-21 16 30 13 View north along Maryland State R…2020-05-21 16 29 36 View north along Maryland State Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) at the exit for Maryland State Route…20202020-05-21 16 29 36 View north along Maryland State R…2020-05-21 16 23 50 View north along Maryland State Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) at the exit for Maryland State Route…20202020-05-21 16 23 50 View north along Maryland State R…2020-05-21 16 21 38 View north along Maryland State Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) at the exit for Maryland State Route…20202020-05-21 16 21 38 View north along Maryland State R…2019-09-24 10 26 41 View east along Maryland State Route 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) from the overpass for Maryland S…20192019-09-24 10 26 41 View east along Maryland State Ro…2019-09-24 09 57 10 View west along Maryland State Route 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) at the exit for Maryland State R…20192019-09-24 09 57 10 View west along Maryland State Ro…2019-09-23 16 33 31 View east along Maryland State Route 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) just east of Maryland State Rout…20192019-09-23 16 33 31 View east along Maryland State Ro…2019-05-21 10 58 05 View north along Maryland State Route 387 (Spa Road) at Ferry Point Road and Harness Creek Road in …20192019-05-21 10 58 05 View north along Maryland State R…2016-08-18 10 32 19 View west along Maryland State Route 553 (Old South River Road) at Maryland State Route 2 (Solomons…20162016-08-18 10 32 19 View west along Maryland State Ro…2016-08-18 09 57 23 View north along Maryland State Route 393 (Old Solomons Island Road) at Maryland State Route 2 (Sol…20162016-08-18 09 57 23 View north along Maryland State R…
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Annapolis23 historic placesAHighland Beach1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParole1 historic placeC−Mayo1 historic placeCEdgewater1 historic placeC+

Questions about Annapolis Neck’s history

How does Annapolis Neck rank for history?

Annapolis Neck is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #188 of 261 in Maryland. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Annapolis Neck?

5% of Annapolis Neck’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.6 points), against a typical 3.3% for a Maryland town; the median home was built in 1981.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.