Galesville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 685.[3]

Galesville, Maryland
Census-designated place
The U.S. Post Office at Galesville, Maryland, in May 2010
Location within the state of Maryland Show map of Maryland Galesville, Maryland (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°50′35″N 76°32′37″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Anne Arundel
Area [1]
• Total	1.69 sq mi (4.37 km2)
• Land	1.32 sq mi (3.41 km2)
• Water	0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)
Elevation	15 ft (5 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	623
• Density	473.04/sq mi (182.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	20765
FIPS code	24-31275
GNIS feature ID	590272

Galesville is located at 38°50'35" north, 76°32'37" west (38.8431707 -76.5435702),[4] along the western shore of the West River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. By road it is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Annapolis, the state capital.

Demographics

History

The area was an early center of Quaker settlement in America and, through the West River Friends meeting, it is considered the birthplace of organized Quakerism in Maryland. The town was once the terminus of a steamship line connecting to Annapolis and Baltimore. Once a thriving community of Chesapeake Bay watermen and their families, the town has developed an industry around pleasure boating.

See also

• Tulip Hill, plantation house near Galesville

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galesville, Maryland.

• Galesville Heritage Society