Butlertown Maryland Map

About Butlertown, Maryland

Butlertown is a locality in Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 511. The population density is 246.3 people per km². Butlertown is located at 39.2826°N, 76.1044°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21678.

Butlertown lies low and wide, a place where the land seems to exhale towards the Chesapeake Bay's embracing arms. It lies 17.8 miles north of Queen Annes, MD (from Queen Annes, MD: bearing 5°T), and is situated 1.7 miles east-north-east of Kent. Fields of corn, their stalks rustling like secrets in the humid breeze, stretch out from the scattered houses, their green a deep, unwavering hue under the vast, pale sky. Ditches and drainage canals, silver threads against the fertile earth, crisscross the terrain, hinting at the perpetual negotiation between water and land, a constant, quiet conversation. The air here carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and distant marsh grass, a perfume that clings to the skin long after you've passed through the handful of buildings that constitute Butlertown. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast heavens, has a peculiar softness, a diffused glow that seems to lend a gentle patina to everything it touches, from the weathered clapboard of a barn to the broad, unhurried sweep of a pickup truck on the paved road. The history of Butlertown is as much a story of the water as it is of the soil, a legacy of those who coaxed sustenance from both. For generations, this stretch of Kent County has been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the bounty of the Chesapeake, a quiet partnership that has sustained its inhabitants. Fishing fleets, though perhaps fewer now than in times past, still ply the tributaries that feed into the bay, their catches forming a vital, if modest, part of the local economy. The land itself, rich and yielding, has long been the bedrock of Butlertown’s identity, its fields producing crops that feed not just the immediate vicinity but reach further afield. There is a sense here of lives lived in close proximity to the elements, a practical wisdom born of understanding the seasons, the tides, and the enduring strength of the earth.

About This Butlertown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Butlertown, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.28261, -76.104393. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Butlertown and Kent County.

Detailed location data for Butlertown includes the ZIP code (21678), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Kent County (Chestertown), and school district assignment (Kent County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Butlertown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.