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46% of Libertytown’s homes were built before 1940

More historic than 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Its Register listing is the Abraham Jones House. Below: maps from 1909 on.

1on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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About Libertytown’s history

How historic is Libertytown?

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More historic than 90% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Libertytown’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Libertytown is more historic than 90% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Libertytown’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194045.6% of homes (±26.0) · typical MD town 3.3% · U.S. 8.4%A+National Register1 listing, 7.4 per 10,000 residents · typical MD town 0.9 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 90%
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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 Libertytown’s 7.4 sits above most of its state (66% 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 (±26.0 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 Libertytown’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 Libertytown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1993. Watch Libertytown change.Old housesHalf of Libertytown’s homes were built before 1956.
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On the map

Libertytown on the map, 1909 to 1993

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

Libertytown on the 1909 USGS mapLibertytown on the 1944 USGS mapLibertytown on the 1950 USGS mapLibertytown on the 1971 USGS mapLibertytown on the 1993 USGS map1909Mount Airy 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 Libertytown.

The story so far

Libertytown, in brief

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

Libertytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 950. The Abraham Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 950 to 984 (+4%).

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

Timeline

Libertytown, 1800 to 1909

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1800BuiltAbraham Jones House is built
  3. 1800Post officeThe Libertytown post office opens
  4. 1808Born hereBasil Dorsey is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Libertytown, decade by decade

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Libertytown

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1973
Abraham Jones House
Abraham Jones House, built 1800
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Federal1
Abraham Jones HouseFederal · Built 1800

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Libertytown

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Basil DorseyAfrican-American abolitionist · b. 1808
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Thomas SappingtonAmerican politician (died 1857)
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Libertytown’s post office has been open since 1800.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Denneys DelightWhisperren Oaks
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Libertytown
FairmontSaint Peter the Apostle Catholic

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

Questions about Libertytown’s history

How does Libertytown rank for history?

Libertytown is more historic than 90% 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 Libertytown?

One place: the Abraham Jones House (listed 1973).

How old are the homes in Libertytown?

46% of Libertytown’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±26.0 points), against a typical 3.3% for a Maryland town; the median home was built in 1956.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.