Still Pond, Maryland

Still Pond is a census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Still Pond is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 292 and 566 on Still Pond Neck, south-southeast of Betterton and north of Chestertown.[1] Much of the community is included in the Still Pond Historic District and it is notable as the first place in Maryland in which women gained the right to vote.[2]

Still Pond, Maryland
Census-designated place
Still Pond
Coordinates: 39°19′45″N 76°02′44″W
Country United States
State Maryland
County Kent
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21667
Area code(s)410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID591351[1]

In addition to the Still Pond Historic District, the George Harper Store, Hebron, and Shepherd's Delight are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Still Pond, formerly an unincorporated community without a census-designated place, received one for the 2020 Census.[4]

Education

It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and Kent County High School is in an unincorporated area, in the Butlertown census-designated place with a Worton postal address.

The community was formerly assigned to Worton Elementary School.[5] In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary.[6]

Notable people
  • Ryan Grim (born 1978), journalist, author, and co-founder of Strong Arm Press.
  • George Hepbron (1863–1946) wrote basketball's first book titled How to Play Basketball.

References
  1. "Still Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Still Pond Historic District. Maryland Historical Trust. 2010-06-05.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "TIGERweb v18.0". Decennial IT Division for Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. "Welcome to our school!". Worton Elementary School. 2006-10-02. Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  6. "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

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