Explore Cordova, Maryland, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cordova, Maryland. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Maryland or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cordova.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Cordova |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Talbot County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.87567 |
| Longitude | -75.99605 |
| Population | 551 |
| Density | 43.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 21625 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Easton |
| School District | Talbot County Public Schools |
Cordova occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the horizon is defined by the steady, unadorned geometry of working fields. It lies 8.0 miles west-southwest of Caroline, MD (from Caroline, MD: bearing 253°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northeast of Talbot. Highfield Creek cuts a path through the landscape, its dark water moving with a deliberate, sluggish patience that mirrors the tempo of the surrounding plains. The air here holds a heavy, damp stillness, particularly at dusk when the fading light turns the cultivated soil to a deep, bruised purple and silhouettes the distant, jagged tree lines. Residents often gather at Cordova Community Park, a modest stretch of green that serves as the social anchor for those living among the silos and long, straight roads. Beyond these immediate fields, the terrain remains stubbornly level, lacking the drama of Opossum Hill, which remains a faint, hazy suggestion of elevation far to the west.
History in Cordova is measured not in grand monuments, but in the enduring lines of fence posts and the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the local economy. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the region, with sprawling acres of grain swaying in the humid breeze, echoing the labor of generations who shaped this inland territory long before it was mapped. For those seeking a moment of reflection, the water at Wye Mills Community Lake provides a singular, glassy clarity that contrasts with the churning activity of the nearby farms. Life here is defined by a deep-rooted pragmatism, a byproduct of living so far from the frantic pace of larger hubs, where the silence of the afternoon is broken only by the mechanical hum of tractors or the sudden, sharp call of a hawk circling above the timber.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cordova, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.87567, -75.99605. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Cordova includes the ZIP code (21625), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Talbot County (Easton), and school district assignment (Talbot County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |