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History · Butlertown

Half of Butlertown’s homes were built after 1996

Most of Butlertown was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1900 on.

0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Butlertown’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Butlertown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19004 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1986. Watch Butlertown change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Butlertown’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Butlertown on the map, 1900 to 1986

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

Butlertown on the 1900 USGS mapButlertown on the 1948 USGS mapButlertown on the 1951 USGS mapButlertown on the 1986 USGS map1900Betterton 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 Butlertown.

The story so far

Butlertown, in brief

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

Butlertown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 520.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 505 to 520 (+3%).

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

By decade

Butlertown, decade by decade

Today2 recent
2022-06-30 15 25 20 View south along Maryland State Route 297 (Worton Road) at Maryland State Route 298 (Lambs Meadow R…20222022-06-30 15 25 20 View south along Maryland State R…2017-08-11 19 16 50 View south along Maryland State Route 297 (Worton Road) at Maryland State Route 298 (Lambs Meadow R…20172017-08-11 19 16 50 View south along Maryland State R…
Famous people

Famous people close to Butlertown

Nobody well known was born in Butlertown itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Michael D. GriffinAmerican physicist and aerospace engineer · b. 1949
Johnathon SchaechAmerican actor · b. 1969
Cal Ripken Jr.American retired baseball player · b. 1960
Immanuel QuickleyAmerican basketball player · b. 1999
Ultra NatéAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1968
William PacaAmerican judge · b. 1740
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Catts Corner
1cemetery inside Butlertown
Mount Olive

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Worton2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Butlertown’s history

Memory lane

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

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.