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History · Nanticoke

Nanticoke’s post office opened in 1870, and 53% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1903 on.

1870first post office
0on the National Register
53%homes built before 1940
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How Nanticoke began

When was Nanticoke founded?

1870

The Nanticoke post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 209156 years
Founding year: the first Nanticoke post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Nanticoke’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 Nanticoke are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Nanticoke’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19033 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1983. Watch Nanticoke change.
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Start Nanticoke’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nanticoke’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Nanticoke, in brief

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

Nanticoke is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 225 to 209 (-7%).

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

On the map

Nanticoke on the map, 1903 to 1983

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

Nanticoke on the 1903 USGS mapNanticoke on the 1942 USGS mapNanticoke on the 1983 USGS map1903Nanticoke 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 Nanticoke.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Nanticoke

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

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Linda HamiltonAmerican actress · b. 1956
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Alexis DenisofAmerican actor · b. 1966
Erin BurnettAmerican news anchor, currently the anchor of E… · b. 1976
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Jessica Lee RoseNew Zealand-American actress · b. 1987
Paul SarbanesAmerican politician · b. 1933
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Dale MidkiffAmerican actor · b. 1959
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Nanticoke AcresIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJestervilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Nanticoke’s history

What year was Nanticoke founded?

The Nanticoke post office opened in 1870, 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 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.