Marbury, Maryland | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Maryland | |
Coordinates: 38°34′31″N 77°09′21″W / 38.57528°N 77.15583°WCoordinates: 38°34′31″N 77°09′21″W / 38.57528°N 77.15583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Charles |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 20658 |
GNIS feature ID | 590737 |
Marbury is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland. It has been designated the zip code of 20658. It is 6.3 miles from Indian Head on Maryland Route 224.
Marbury was the point at which the 2002 tornado touched down, before traveling east to demolish much of La Plata, Maryland. Marbury is located at 38°34′31″N 77°09′21″W / 38.57528°N 77.15583°W (38.575278, -77.155833)
Smallwood State Park, named for William Smallwood, is located in nearby Rison, Maryland. Smallwood's Retreat, Sweden Point Marina, and an art gallery are located in the park. Smallwood State Park has hosted numerous fishing tournaments, including events in the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society's Bassmasters series.
Gale-Bailey Elementary School is located in Marbury. Middle- and high-school students attend General Smallwood Middle School and Henry E. Lackey High School.
Election district 10, which includes Marbury, had 3234 residents as of 2000. That is a wider area than Marbury itself; other sources say it has 913 residents.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor vacationed with her paternal grandparents, who lived in Marbury during the 1930s.