The history of Worcester County's boundaries is very important to the family researcher. Originally, it was a part of Somerset County, which was founded in 1666 and once stretched from the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke River east to the Atlantic Ocean, and from as far north as the Indian River inlet in present-day Delaware south to Watkins Point, south of Crisfield. Worcester County itself was born on December 10, 1742, when roughly the eastern half of "Old" Somerset was incorporated into a new county. The map at right shows those original boundaries. The colonies of Maryland and Delaware also both claimed the area of southern Sussex County Up until 1760, when the Mason-Dixon survey settled the boundary. Finally in 1867, Wicomico County was created from parts of Somerset and Worcester. Additional maps of the area can be seen on the maps page.
We have the 1877 Lake Griffing & Stevenson Atlas maps for Wicomico online at the 1877 Atlas page. Enjoy!
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