Millersville, Maryland

Millersville
—  Unincorporated community  —
Millersville Location within the state of Maryland
Coordinates: 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806Coordinates: 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Anne Arundel
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	590805

Millersville is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.

Geography

Millersville is located at 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806 (39.0596, -76.6480).^[1]

History

Millersville, named for the first Postmaster, George Miller, was, on July 24, 1841, the first Post Office to be established along the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad (the A & E).^[2] Completed in 1840, the A & E was one of the earliest rail lines in the U.S., connecting Annapolis with the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today Millersville is still a small crossroads village, surrounded by existing and proposed modern residential and industrial park development. The Childs Residence, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is a focal point of the town.^[3]

Secondary schools

• Elvaton Christian Academy
• Old Mill High School
• Rockbridge Academy
• Olde Mill Christian Academy
• Severna Park High School
• Severna Park Middle School
• Old Mill Middle North
• Old Mill Middle South

Colleges and universities

• Anne Arundel Community College

References

1. ^ "Millersville". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:590805. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
2. ^ Smith, Chester M., Jr., and Kay, John L. (1984). The Postal History of Maryland, The Delmarva Peninsula, And The District of Columbia: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1984, p. 71. Burtonsville, Md: The Depot. Library of Congress Card No. 84-72653.
3. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Childs Residence, Anne Arundel County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21. http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=950&COUNTY=Anne%20Arundel&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Anne%20Arundel.