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History · Crumpton

Crumpton’s post office opened in 1858, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1901 on.

1858first post office
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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How Crumpton began

When was Crumpton founded?

1858

The Crumpton post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 496168 years
Founding year: the first Crumpton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Crumpton’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 Crumpton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19014 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1973. Watch Crumpton change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crumpton’s history is told.

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On the map

Crumpton on the map, 1901 to 1973

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

Crumpton on the 1901 USGS mapCrumpton on the 1944 USGS mapCrumpton on the 1958 USGS mapCrumpton on the 1973 USGS map1901Belair 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 Crumpton.

The story so far

Crumpton, in brief

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

Crumpton is a census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. Crumpton is located along the Chester River, 5 miles (8.0 km) west-southwest of Millington. Crumpton has a post office with the ZIP code 21628. Crumpton changed from an unincorporated community to a census-designated place for the 2020 Census. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 496.

Its first post office opened in 1858.

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

By decade

Crumpton, decade by decade

Today1 recent
2017-08-11 17 36 44 View east along Maryland State Route 544 (McGinnes Road) at Maryland State Route 290 (Dudley Corner…20172017-08-11 17 36 44 View east along Maryland State Ro…
Famous people

Famous people close to Crumpton

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

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Louis McLaneAmerican lawyer and politician from Wilmington,… · b. 1786
J. Caleb BoogsAmerican politician · b. 1909
James PealePainter from the United States · b. 1749
Jimmie FoxxAmerican baseball player · b. 1907
George VickersAmerican politician · b. 1801
David P. BucksonAmerican judge · b. 1920
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Crumpton’s post office has been open since 1858.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Mussel ShoalsPine Springs Mobile Home ParkPiney Shores
1cemetery inside Crumpton
Crumpton

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

Questions about Crumpton’s history

What year was Crumpton founded?

The Crumpton post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (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.