Snelltown is an unincorporated community located near the southern tip of Howard County, Maryland.
Snelltown, Maryland | |
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  Snelltown Location in Maryland | |
| Coordinates: 39°07′29″N 76°50′14″W / 39.12472°N 76.83722°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Howard |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 20723 |
| Area code | 240 and 301 |
History
editSnelltown is a historic African American community settled by emancipated slaves of the Snell family located in North Laurel, Maryland.[1] A small graveyard containing the town's founders remains on a lot.[2]
Today
editIn the mid 1990s a land development company started to individually buy out the family properties and acquire estates with dozens of heirs without contact information. Each have been subdivided and developed as the Kings Arms subdivision.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Alice Cornelison; Silas E. Craft Sr.; Lillie Price. History of Blacks In Howard County. p. 286.
- ^ "Howard County Cemeteries". Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ "HO-997" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2016.