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Maryland Manual, 1901
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ORIGIN Of THE NAMES OF COUNTIES, WITH DATE OF FORMATION
AND AREA
Counties. Origin of Name, Date of
Formation		 Area in
Sq. Miles
St. Mary's...... In honor of the Virgin Mary, the
landing being made on the Feast
of the Annunciation................ 1634 300
-Kent............ After the English County. The
earliest settled by traders from
Virginia................................... 1635 240
Anne Arundel After the Lady Anne Arundel, wife
of Caecilius, second Lord Balti
more................................ ........ 1650 360
Calvert.......... After the family name of the Pro-
prietary .................................... 1653 250
Charles.......... From Charles, Lord Baltimore . .. 1658 450
Baltimore...... From the Proprietary's Irish barony
Celtic bilte-mor, i. e., the large
town)..................................... 1659 600
Talbot........... After Grace Talbot, daughter of
George, first Lord Baltimore...... 1660 280
Dorchester..... After the Earl Dorset, a family
friend of the Calverts ............... 1666 600
Somerset..... After Mary Somerset, sister of
Lord Baltimore............. ............ 1666 300
Cecil........... After the forname of the second
Lord Baltimore.......................... 1673 350
Pr. George's... From Prince Georgeof Denmark... 1695 400
Queen Anne's After the reigning sovereign of
Great Britain............................. 1706 400
Worcester...... After the Earl of Worcester ... . 1742 45°
Frederick...... After Frederick, heir apparent..,,,. 1748 580
Caroline.. After l,ady Caroline Calvert, sister
of the last Lord Baltimore......... 1773 270
Harford.... After Henry Harford, last Propri-
etary.................. ............... ...... 1773 400
Washington... After General Washington.......,.,. 1776 525
Montgomery.. After General Montgomery, killed
at Quebec................................. 1776 525
Allegany........ Unknown; possibly from Oolik-
hanna, beautiful stream............. 1789 430
Carroll.......... After Carroll of Carrollton, a signer
of the Declaration of Independ-
ence.......... ............................. 1836 425
Howard......... After Cul. John Eager Howard, the
elder...................... ................. 1850 240
Wicomico....... After the river of the same name... 1867 310
Garrett.......... After John W. Garrett................. 1872 670 


 
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