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History · Powellville

11% of Powellville’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Powellville’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 Powellville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Powellville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Powellville, in brief

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

Powellville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 189 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 189 in 2010, 188 in 2020.

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

By decade

Powellville, decade by decade

Today2 recent
2017-08-28 13 03 34 View north along Maryland State Route 354 (Willards-Whiton Road) at Maryland State Route 374 (Burba…20172017-08-28 13 03 34 View north along Maryland State R…2017-08-28 13 01 22 View east along Maryland State Route 374 (Burbage Crossing Road) at Maryland State Route 354 (Willa…20172017-08-28 13 01 22 View east along Maryland State Ro…
On the map

Powellville on the map in 1902

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Powellville.

Powellville on the 1902 USGS map1902Pittsville 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 Powellville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Powellville

Nobody well known was born in Powellville 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
John M. ClaytonAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1796
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Jessica Lee RoseNew Zealand-American actress · b. 1987
Paul SarbanesAmerican politician · b. 1933
William AllandActor, producer, writer and director · b. 1916
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Berlin West
Gone or out of use
Powellville Post Officepost office

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Powellville’s history

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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 (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.