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History · Pomfret

Pomfret’s post office opened in 1879

Most of Pomfret was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1913 on.

1879first post office
0on the National Register
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2old photos & papers
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From Pomfret’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Pomfret began

When was Pomfret founded?

1879

The Pomfret post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 514147 years
Founding year: the first Pomfret post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Pomfret’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19136 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1978. Watch Pomfret change.
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Start Pomfret’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pomfret’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.
Date a photo2 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewGreen's Inheritance: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Pomfret on the map, 1913 to 1978

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

Pomfret on the 1913 USGS mapPomfret on the 1925 USGS mapPomfret on the 1944 USGS mapPomfret on the 1951 USGS mapPomfret on the 1966 USGS mapPomfret on the 1978 USGS map1913Indian Head 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 Pomfret.

The story so far

Pomfret, in brief

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

Pomfret is a census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 514. There are five properties in the area that are on the National Register of Historic Places. The origins of the settlement go back to at least 1666. Pomfret is located in central Charles county on Marshall Corner Road part of which is also Route 227. It is one mile west of the College of Southern Maryland and three fifths of a mile south of Bennsville Park.

Its first post office opened in 1879. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 517 in 2010, 514 in 2020.

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

By decade

Pomfret, decade by decade

Date unknown2 to date
Green's InheritanceDate?Green's InheritancePleasant Hill, 9205 Marshall Corner RoadDate?Pleasant Hill, 9205 Marshall Corner Road
Today4 recent
Front doors of Maurice J. McDonough High School2026Front doors of Maurice J. McDonough High SchoolEntrance to Maurice J. McDonough High School in2026Entrance to Maurice J. McDonough High School inSt Joseph2019St Joseph2016-08-27 08 29 23 View east along Maryland State Route 227 (Pomfret Road) between Freeman Place and Preston Lane in20162016-08-27 08 29 23 View east along Maryland State Ro…
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Green's Inheritance
Retake this viewGreen's Inheritance

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Pomfret’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Pomfret

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

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Jeff KinneyAmerican author and cartoonist · b. 1971
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Benji MaddenAmerican rock musician · b. 1979
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Joel MaddenAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1979
John L. PhillipsAmerican astronaut · b. 1951
Tim MillerAmerican film director · b. 1964
Ty LawsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1987
Places that used to be

Old corners

Pomfret’s post office has been open since 1879.

Hamlets and corners on the map
OakwoodPomfret Estates

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bensville3 historic placesB−

Questions about Pomfret’s history

What year was Pomfret founded?

The Pomfret post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (4), the Library of Congress (2), 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.