{"id":22978,"date":"2020-03-31T16:33:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T21:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=22978"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T23:47:58","slug":"maryland-counties-visited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/maryland-counties-visited\/","title":{"rendered":"Counties in Maryland that I have Visited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are 24 Counties in Maryland &#8211; &#8220;<em>The Free State<\/em>&#8220;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Also be sure to see my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">United States County Counting Page<\/a> for the rest of the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/counties\/maryland.png\" alt=\"Maryland Counties Visited\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I have visited <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">24 Counties<\/span> = 100% of Counties in Maryland<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.&nbsp; Map created using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mob-rule.com\/home\">Mob Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"articles\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Maryland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1jDrcTZ2w259dNv5D4wTR_q4l27CYlzYl\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markers designate the Maryland locations featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvemilecircle.com\">Twelve Mile Circle<\/a> articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interesting Maryland county trivia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Washington County contains the <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=88\">narrowest point in Maryland<\/a>. Here, the state practically pinches into two pieces with the distance across less than two miles at Hancock, where Interstate 70 and Interstate 68 join (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/1mkDrjinM5RUFrQKA\">map<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Town of Takoma Park used to be split between Montgomery and Prince George&#8217;s Counties. In 1997 the county border was moved to place all of Takoma Park within Montgomery County (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/mBsfnearcrRFZWT77\">map<\/a>).<br><hr><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Counties in Maryland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/36337625363\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4390\/36337625363_620eb006ca_o.jpg\" alt=\"C&amp;O Canal Boat\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great Falls Tavern Visitors Center at the C&amp;O Canal, in Potomac, Maryland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the 24 counties in Maryland. Although infrequent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">counties sometimes do change<\/a> so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Red<\/b><\/span>. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn&#8217;t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Allegany<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/uncle-tuckers.html\">Uncle Tucker&#8217;s Brewhouse<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15707\">Cumberland<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9400\">Maryland Insterstate Adventure<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15901\">Great Allegheny Passage<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15831\">Savages<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15901\">Frostburg Depot, WMSR<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15901\">Mason &amp; Dixon Line<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Anne Arundel<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10029\">A Secret Revealed<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14336\">DeKalb<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7937\">Mistaken Identity<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=5875\">Chesapeake Bay Car Ferries<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15501\">Reversible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Baltimore<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17783\">Simply Boring<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22946\">Demolition Derby<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7938\">Mistaken Identity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Baltimore (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17523\">Double Duckpin<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16991\">Last Place in the U.S.<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/baltimore.html\">Baltimore Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/capitol-city.html\">Capitol City Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/sissons.html\">Sisson&#8217;s \/ South Baltimore Brewing Co.<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/wharf-rat.html\">Wharf Rat<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12542\">How Low Can it Go?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7277\">Vulnerable to Invasion<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9360\">A Precious Tip<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17467\">Where the Stadium Once Stood<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Calvert<\/b><\/span>: Smallest county in Maryland (215 square miles); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31448\">Calvert Marine Museum<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7923\">Solomons Island<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3569\">The Spots Not Covered<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Caroline<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Carroll<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cecil<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Charles<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Dorchester<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Frederick<\/b><\/span>: Largest county in Maryland (663 square miles); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16629\">Frederick Keys<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/brewers-alley.html\">Brewer&#8217;s Alley Restaurant and Brewery<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/frederick.html\">Frederick Brewing Co.<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16161\">Point of Rocks Train Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6792\">Journey Through Hallowed Ground<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13297\">Canal Becomes Subway<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9400\">Beltway Sniper Arrest<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16243\">Utica Mills Bridge<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16243\">Loys Station Bridge<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16243\">Roddy Road Bridge<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16243\">LeGore Bridge<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=24140\">South Mountain Welcome<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Garrett<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=18085\">Casselman River Bridge<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14718\">Accident<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17216\">Hoye-Crest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Harford<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Howard<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15116\">Delphia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Kent<\/b><\/span>: Smallest county population in Maryland (19,197 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4134\">Adjacent Counties, Same Name, Different States<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Montgomery<\/b><\/span>: Largest county population in Maryland (873,341 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17890\">Carderock to Georgetown<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4455\">Gaithersburg Doughnut Hole<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/growlers.html\">Growlers<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/olde-towne.html\">Olde Towne Tavern &amp; Brewing Co.<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/summit-station.html\">Summit Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21809\">White&#8217;s Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1765\">Poison Ivy Bench<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11588\">Captains Less Prestigious<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4239\">Playing Both Sides of the Street<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=163\">The Degree Confluence Project<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14603\">Bowls<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13555\">Order in the Court<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=45\">New Urbanism Viewed through Maps<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7828\">International Latitude Observatories<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15116\">Delphia<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17474\">Duckpins!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Prince George&#8217;s<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7608\">Historic Fort Lincoln<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10029\">A Secret Revealed<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Queen Anne&#8217;s<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=5875\">Chesapeake Bay Car Ferries<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15501\">Reversible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Somerset<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>St. Mary&#8217;s<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13713\">He Went Thata Way<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31448\">Historic St. Mary&#8217;s City<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16536\">Hollywood<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14028\">I Call Bull Shark<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31448\">Piney Point Lighthouse<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15102\">Saint Marys River<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14441\">Middling<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16526\">Outside of California<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12833\">Three Notches<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15134\">Tippity Wichity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Talbot<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Washington<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=203\">Antietam Topography<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32646\">Hagerstown<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32651\">Hancock<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=88\">Narrowest Point in Maryland; <\/a><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9400\">Sideling Hill<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32651\">Williamsport<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32651\">Wilson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wicomico<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/evolution-craft-brewing.html\">Evolution Craft Brewing Co.<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10949\">Mardela to Delmar<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3094\">Amazing Road Distances<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Worcester<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts About Maryland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Location:<\/b> Mid-Atlantic United States. See map above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Size<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-1\">1<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 9,707 square miles. Maryland is the 42nd largest state. The next larger state is West Virginia and the next smaller state is Vermont.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-2\">2<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 6,042,718 people. Maryland is the 19th most populous state. The next more populous state is Missouri and the next less populous state is Wisconsin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population Density:<\/b> 622.5 people per square mile. Maryland is the 5th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Connecticut and the next less densely populated state is Delaware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Bordering States:<\/b> Maryland shares a border with 4 states: Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Admission to the Union:<\/b> April 28, 1788. Maryland was the 7th state admitted to the Union, after Massachusetts and before New Hampshire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Capital:<\/b> Annapolis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Highest Point:<\/b> 3,360 feet at Hoye Crest on Backbone Mountain. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/backbone-mountain\/152048\">SummitPost&#8217;s Backbone Mountain page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Lowest Point:<\/b> Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Government website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryland.gov\/\">maryland.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Official Tourism website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmaryland.org\/\">Visit Maryland<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Still not enough?<\/b> See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maryland\">Wikipedia&#8217;s Maryland page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"Footnote-1\"><\/a>(1) Wikipedia: <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;List of U.S. states and territories by area&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1055233,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Linux Libertine\\&quot;, Georgia, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area&quot;,&quot;List of U.S. states and territories by area&quot;)\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of U.S. states and territories by area<\/a><\/span>. Land area only.<br><a name=\"Footnote-2\"><\/a>(2) Wikipedia: <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;List of states and territories of the United States by population&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1055233,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Linux Libertine\\&quot;, Georgia, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population&quot;,&quot;List of states and territories of the United States by population&quot;)\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of states and territories of the United States by population<\/a><\/span>. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 24 Counties in Maryland &#8211; &#8220;The Free State&#8220; Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 24 Counties = 100% of Counties in Maryland Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.&nbsp; Map created using Mob Rule. 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