Town of Port Tobacco Village, Charles County, Maryland, United States

Overview of Port Tobacco

• Name:
  Port Tobacco
• Official Name:
  Town of Port Tobacco Village
• Also Known As:
  Port Tobacco Village
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Town
• Located In:
  Charles County, Maryland, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Incorporated as Port Tobacco Village (US-T115/c1994)
• History (GNIS):
  Originally named Chandlers Town after the first settler Job Chandler; in 1729 the name was changed to Charles Town, and in 1821 renamed Port Tobacco. It was the principal stop on the stagecoach route, the center of social and commercial life in southern Maryland, and was visited by George Washington several times.
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.513732538° 30' 49.4"N

  Longitude:-77.018308277° 01' 05.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Port Tobacco Riviera 0.6 mi. W
  • Highland Estates 0.9 mi. SE
  • Sutton Acres 1.2 mi. S
  • Port Tobacco Lakes 1.2 mi. SW
  • Hawthorne Manor 1.4 mi. N
  • La Plata 2.6 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Sacred Heart (La Plata) 2.3 mi. E
  • Saint Katherines 2.3 mi. W
  • Mount Carmel 3.1 mi. N
  • Mount Rest (La Plata) 3.2 mi. NE
  • Saint Ignatius 3.4 mi. S
  • Saint Josephs 5.1 mi. N
  • Smith Chapel 5.2 mi. W
  • Zion 5.8 mi. W
  • Pisgah 6.5 mi. W
  • Saint Johns 6.7 mi. NW
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola 6.9 mi. W
  • Durham 7.9 mi. W
• Population:
  36
• Elevation:
  6 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  453365106
• Updated Apr 19, 2020