Poplar Island
Poplar Island is a 3-mile-long island located on the Chesapeake Bay, part of Talbot County, Maryland. In the late 1800s it had a population of 100 living in the town of Valliant but it was abandoned by the 1920s due to erosion of the island.
- Island
- Description: island in Talbot County, Maryland, United States
- Also known as“Bomelaer Waerd Isle”“Popeles Island”“Popelese Island”“Popeleyes Island”“Poplar Als Bomelaer Waerd Isle”“Poplers Island”“Poples Island”“Popleys Island”“Poplies Island”“Poplins”“Popplers Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherwood and Tilghman Island.
Sherwood
Hamlet
Sherwood is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.
3½ miles east of Poplar Island
Tilghman Island
Tilghman Island is an island in the Chesapeake Bay.
5 miles southeast of Poplar Island
Wittman
Hamlet
Wittman is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.
5 miles east of Poplar Island
Poplar Island
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Latitude
38.76706° or 38° 46′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.38162° or 76° 22′ 54″ west
Open location code
87C5QJ89+R9
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Poplar Island” goes by many names.
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