St. Mary's County, Administrative county in Maryland, United States
Saint Mary's County extends across 1,582 square kilometers, with 46 percent of its territory covered by rivers and the Chesapeake Bay waters.
The county began in 1637 as the first established Maryland county, serving as the initial landing site for English colonists at Saint Clement's Island.
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 originated in Saint Mary's County, establishing the first religious freedom legislation in North American colonies.
The California-Lexington Park Metropolitan Area includes multiple communities connected by Maryland Route 235, linking residential areas to commercial centers.
Saint Mary's County maintains an active Amish population near Mechanicsville, operating traditional farms since their arrival from Pennsylvania in 1940.
Location: Maryland
Inception: 1637
Capital city: Leonardtown
Part of: California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Shares border with: Charles County, Calvert County, Dorchester County, Somerset County, Westmoreland County, Northumberland County
Website: https://stmarysmd.com
GPS coordinates: 38.25222,-76.56361
Latest update: March 6, 2025 09:12
Stratford Hall
26.6 km
Point Lookout State Park
29 km
Calvert Cliffs State Park
20.7 km
Westmoreland State Park
28.3 km
Mount Airy
37 km
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge
11.5 km
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
64.2 km
St. Clement's Island State Park
16.6 km
Point Lookout Light
31.8 km
Calvert Marine Museum
12.3 km
St. Francis Xavier Church and Newtown Manor House Historic District
12 km
Sabine Hall
39.8 km
St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church
16.7 km
Flag Ponds Nature Park
23.5 km
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary
27.1 km
Cove Point Light
21.8 km
Drum Point Light
12.4 km
Spence's Point
19.2 km
Point No Point Light
27.6 km
Hooper Island Light
27.4 km
Porto Bello
13.1 km
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
12.1 km
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
17.1 km
Resurrection Manor
10.7 km
Blakistone Island Light
16.6 km
Greenwell State Park
13.3 km
Point Lookout State Park
29.2 km
William B. Tennison
12.1 kmReviews
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