Compton
Compton is an unincorporated community near Leonardtown in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The St. Francis Xavier Church and Newtown Manor House Historic District were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Compton, Maryland” and “Compton, MD”
- Postal code: 20627
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakley and Abell.
Oakley
Hamlet
Oakley is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The River View was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Oakley is situated 2½ miles west of Compton.
Abell
Hamlet
Abell is an unincorporated community in what is familiarly called the "Seventh District" of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Abell was a brewing ground for many fisherman and farmers in the late 19th century until approximately the late 1950s. Abell is situated 3 miles southwest of Compton.
Leonardtown
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Leonardtown is a town in and the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,563 at the 2020 census. Historic Leonardtown includes both a large public high school and a public middle school Leonardtown Middle School as well as a Catholic high school and an elementary school Leonardtown Elementary School, offices of the county government, and St.
Compton
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.27513° or 38° 16′ 31″ northLongitude
-76.69302° or 76° 41′ 35″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87C578G4+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158378666OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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