WELCOME to our New Calverton Community Guide 


This Guide will assist long time residents or newcomers to the neighborhood with information about the Calverton, Greenbelt and Beltsville areas. The Calverton Community has homes on both sides of the Montgomery County and Prince George's County lines. View the History page for more details about how our Communities started. We would like to hear from our residents and website visitors with suggestions for more types of information and links that might interest the community or be helpful to our neighbors.  Check the links pages from several nearby towns for more local and Internet web pages that might serve your needs. Have a nice Visit!  Sharon Jones

 

The Webpages:

Click on any of the weblinks on the left side of this page to visit the webpage of interest.
We will keep adding information that may serve you by saving your time, money,
or both; and help you find what you are looking for. Email me with any new links of interest.
See our Business page for details on how to get Listed -Free for Groups, Paid for Business.

Our SISTER site at OlneyMD.com has been on the web since February 1997. Check out

our site for consumer information about Olney and nearby towns.

www.olneymd.com

Announcements:

Send us by email your upcoming events and announcements of value to the residents.

  • Announcing events
  • Relay a message to the Community - news, etc.
  • Give details about how to join a club or group in the neighborhood- band, theater,etc.
  • Send your information to Sharon  at  webmaster@calvertonmdguide.com

 


Map showing PG and Montgomery County Lines

The History of the PG and Montgomery Counties - see below




Sign at Powder Mill Road


Sponsors:  

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Halloween Candles and Decoration - to 10-23-08

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New AT&T Spring phones

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Flowers and gifts from 1-800-flowers

We are just opening this NEW Website so please check back later:

Since this website is new and we are still adding webpages and links of interest, please visit us in a few days for more updates.

Thanks, Sharon Jones, ABS Corp. - Webmaster


LOCAL BUSINESSES:

REALTOR - Ms. Pat Thornberg, Long and Foster Real Estate - www.PatThornberg.com
**Email me about having your Business listed here.

Shop our online Merchants and SAVE!



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Geography of Calverton -

As an unincorporated area, Calverton's boundaries are not officially defined. Calverton is, however, recognized by the United States Census Bureau as a Census-designated Place, and by the United States Geological Survey as a populated place located at 39°3′25″N, 76°56′41″W (39.057009, -76.944805)[1].

On the Montgomery County side, many residents of Calverton consider themselves to live in a section of Silver Spring, the central area of which lies to the southwest at the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue. On the Prince George's County side, many Calverton residents consider themselves to live in part of Beltsville, the central area of which is just east of Interstate 95.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the place has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 kmē).None of the area is covered with water.

**From the Wikipedia site.

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HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES From the Maryland State Archives site:
Origin:
Prince George's was erected from Calvert and Charles counties in 1695 (Chapter 13, Acts of 1695, May Session). The County was named for Prince George of Denmark (1653-1708), who was the brother of Christian V (1646-1699), king of Denmark and Norway. Prince George was the husband of Queen Anne (1665-1714), who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714.

List of County Executives             County Seat: Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Form of Government: Charter since 1970
Population -  1990 census: 728,553  -  2000 census: 801,515

Formed in 1695
Erected from Calvert and Charles counties            Area in sq. mi. = 484

Origin: Created from Frederick County by resolve of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, Montgomery County was named for Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775). Born in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, General Montgomery died leading Continental forces against Quebec. The County was named in honor of General Richard Montgomery, the first general to die fighting for American independence.
County Code
List of County Executives             County Seat: Rockville, MD 20850
Form of Government: Charter since 1948
Population -  1990 census: 757,027   -   2000 census: 873,341

Formed in 1776 from part of Frederick County      Area in sq. mi. = 496 


Calverton map

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