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1878

1895 Rand McNally Atlas

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Hundreds

Prince George's County was originally divided into six "Hundreds" (districts): Collington, Mattapany, Mount Calvert, New Scotland, Petuxant, and Piscattoway.

1748

1777-1795

1796-1799

1800-1848

When Congress took over the District of Columbia in 1800, Columbia Hundred ceased to exist, Rock Creek and Oxon Hundreds were significantly reduced in size and Hynson lost its northwestern corner. The state's efforts to abandon the use of hundreds with a succession of laws passed between 1798 and 1847 was met with resistance in Prince George's County. It was not until May 1848 that Prince George's County appointed supervisors of roads to election districts rather than hundreds. This change marked the end of hundreds in Prince George's County.

Source: Prince George's Heritage by Louise Joyner Hienton, published in 1972, Chapter 4 - Hundreds of Prince George's County, pages 37-53.

Populated Places

Berwyn Heights 1896
Bladensburg 1854
Bowie 1882
Brentwood 1922
Capitol Heights 1910
Cheverly 1931
College Park 1945

Colmar Manor 1927
Cottage City 1924
District Heights 1936
Eagle Harbor 1929
Edmonston 1924
Fairmount Heights 1935
Forest Heights 1949

Glenarden 1939
Greenbelt 1937
Hyattsville 1886
Landover Hills 1945
Laurel 1870
Morningside 1949
Mount Rainier 1910

New Carrollton 1953
North Brentwood 1924
Riverdale Park 1920
Seat Pleasant 1931
University Park 1936
Upper Marlboro* 1870

(name of town, year of incorporation)
*County Seat

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