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History · Baden

1 of Baden’s places is on the National Register

More historic than 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Its Register listing is the St. Paul's Parish Church. Most of Baden was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: 11 old photos and papers and maps from 1892 on.

1on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
11old photos & papers
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From Baden’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

About Baden’s history

How historic is Baden?

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More historic than 47% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
History grade

What drives Baden’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Baden is more historic than 47% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Baden’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19407.3% of homes (±5.7) · typical MD town 3.3% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register1 listing, 4.3 per 10,000 residents · typical MD town 0.9 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 47%
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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 Baden’s 4.3 sits near the middle of its state (62% of Maryland towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% 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 is a Census survey estimate (±5.7 points).

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 Baden’s past

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

Lost villages4 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Baden, and 8 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1970. Watch Baden change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Westwood
1882–1979
Orme
1893–1914
Bald Eagle
1914–1916
Naylor
1915–1967
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Bald EagleBowling LandingBrooks ViewMagruder LandingNaylorOrmeWestwoodWhite Landing
Gone or out of use
Bald Eagle SchoolschoolBrandywine SchoolschoolMagruder Ferrycrossing
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Baden
Immanuel United Methodist ChurchSaint Pauls Episcopal

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

On the map

Baden on the map, 1892 to 1970

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

Baden on the 1892 USGS mapBaden on the 1910 USGS mapBaden on the 1953 USGS mapBaden on the 1970 USGS map1892Prince Frederick 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 Baden.

The story so far

Baden, in brief

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

Baden is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 2,114.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,128 in 2010, 2,114 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Baden, 1882 to 1979

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Westwood post office opens
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1893Post officeThe Orme post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1914Post officeThe Orme post office closes
  7. 1914Post officeThe Bald Eagle post office opens
  8. 1916Post officeThe Bald Eagle post office closes
  9. 1933In the archiveDETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT AND PLATFORM TO REAR OF CHURCH, LOOKING WEST (NOTE…
  10. 1979Post officeThe Westwood post office closes
By decade

Baden, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s11 items
DETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT AND PLATFORM TO REAR OF CHURCH, LOOKING WEST (NOTE WINDOW) - St. Paul's Church, …1933DETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT AND PLATFORM T…DETAIL VIEW, EAST SIDE OF SOUTH (FRONT) END (NOTE DOOR, WINDOW, AND ROSE WINDOW) - St. Paul's Church, Northwest side Ba…1933DETAIL VIEW, EAST SIDE OF SOUTH (FRONT) END (NOTE DOO…PALLADIAN WINDOW ON WEST ELEVATION - St. Paul's Church, Northwest side Baden-Naylor Road, intersection with Horsehead R…1933PALLADIAN WINDOW ON WEST ELEVATION - St. Paul's Churc…SOUTH FRONT ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - St. Paul's Church, Northwest side Baden-Naylor Road, intersection with Horsehead Ro…1933SOUTH FRONT ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - St. Paul's Church…WEST ELEVATION, (NOTE CRUCIFORM DESIGN) - St. Paul's Church, Northwest side Baden-Naylor Road, intersection with Horseh…1933WEST ELEVATION, (NOTE CRUCIFORM DESIGN) - St. Paul's …WEST TRANSEPT, SOUTH SIDE (NOTE HOODED CHIMNEY) - St. Paul's Church, Northwest side Baden-Naylor Road, intersection wit…1933WEST TRANSEPT, SOUTH SIDE (NOTE HOODED CHIMNEY) - St.…Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer October 13, 1936 10-00 A. M. VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST (fro…1936Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, …Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer October 13, 1936 10-15 A. M. VIEW FROM NORTHEAST (fro…1936Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, …Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer October 13, 1936 11-50 A. M. ONE-HALF VIEW FROM SOUTH…1936Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, …Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer October 13, 1936 11-52 A. M. ONE-HALF VIEW FROM SOUTH…1936Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, …Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer October 13, 1936 11-55 A. M. VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST (fro…1936Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, …
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today1 recent
2016-09-07 09 16 30 View south along Maryland State Route 381 (Brandywine Road) just south of Horsehead Road in Baden, …20162016-09-07 09 16 30 View south along Maryland State R…
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

DETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT AND PLATFORM TO REAR OF CHURCH, LOOKING WEST (NOTE WINDOW) - St. Paul's Church, …
Retake this viewDETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT AND PLATFORM TO REAR OF CHURCH, LOOKING WEST (NOTE WINDOW) - St. Paul's Church, …, 1933

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Baden’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

1 historic place in Baden

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1977
St. Paul's Parish Church
St. Paul's Parish Church
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Neo-Georgian1
St. Paul's Parish ChurchNeo-Georgian

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Help out

Finish Baden’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewDETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Croom6 historic placesBAquasco3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCedarvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDunkirkIts storyC+

Questions about Baden’s history

How does Baden rank for history?

Baden is more historic than 47% of U.S. towns. 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.

What is on the National Register in Baden?

One place: the St. Paul's Parish Church (listed 1977).

How old are the homes in Baden?

7% of Baden’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.7 points), against a typical 3.3% for a Maryland town; the median home was built in 1983.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.