Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most of Callaway was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 4 buildings. Below: maps from 1892 on.
The Callaway post office opened in 1932, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Callaway’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Callaway. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Callaway.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Callaway yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Callaway is a census designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The elevation is 105 feet (32 m). Per the 2020 Census, the population was 1,779.
Its first post office opened in 1932.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Nobody well known was born in Callaway itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Callaway post office opened in 1932, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
One place: the Cecil's Mill Historic District (listed 1978).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (1), 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.
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