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History · Kemps Mill

65% of Kemps Mill’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1944 on.

0on the National Register
65%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Kemps Mill’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Kemps Mill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Kemps Mill’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Kemps Mill, in brief

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

Kemps Mill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 126 as of the 2010 census. It is named after a 1739 built mill structure which still stands in 2020 and has operated under a variety of names through almost three centuries. The mill dam creates a slackwater which is popular for fishing and other recreational water activities. The mill is several miles above the mouth of the Conococheague Creek which flows to the Potomac River at a location where Native American trading posts existed for many centuries prior to European settlement in the area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 126 to 117 (-7%).

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

By decade

Kemps Mill, decade by decade

Today5 recent
2020-05-29 15 14 59 View south along Maryland State Route 63 (Greencastle Pike) from the overpass for Interstate 70 in20202020-05-29 15 14 59 View south along Maryland State R…2020-05-29 15 11 20 View south along Maryland State Route 63 (Greencastle Pike) at the exit for Interstate 70 EAST (Hag…20202020-05-29 15 11 20 View south along Maryland State R…2019-05-18 14 31 30 View east along Interstate 70 at Exit 24 (Maryland State Route 63, Huyett, Williamsport) on the edg…20192019-05-18 14 31 30 View east along Interstate 70 at …2019-05-18 12 46 01 View west along Interstate 70 at Exit 24 (Maryland State Route 63, Williamsport, Huyett) in20192019-05-18 12 46 01 View west along Interstate 70 at …Int70eRoad-Exit24-MD632015Int70eRoad-Exit24-MD63
On the map

Kemps Mill on the map, 1944 to 1953

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

Kemps Mill on the 1944 USGS mapKemps Mill on the 1953 USGS map1944Williamsport 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 Kemps Mill.

Famous people

Famous people close to Kemps Mill

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

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LA KnightAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1982
Dennis ScottAmerican basketball player · b. 1968
Aaron BrooksAmerican wrestler · b. 2000
Louis E. McComasAmerican politician · b. 1846
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Euge GrooveAmerican musical artist · b. 1962
Goodloe ByronAmerican politician from Maryland, US · b. 1929
Stories next door

History across the town line

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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 (5) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.