Whaleyville
Worcester · USGS GNIS name record 591697
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These Census tracts have reference points near Whaleyville. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9508 ↗
Worcester County · MD
- Population
- 5,074
- Median home value
- $563,400
Census tract 106.04 ↗
Wicomico County · MD
- Population
- 5,182
- Median home value
- $216,900
Census tract 514 ↗
Sussex County · DE
- Population
- 3,853
- Median home value
- $373,600
Census tract 9507 ↗
Worcester County · MD
- Population
- 2,487
- Median home value
- $347,700
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Whaleyville ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Ocean City, 26 km (16 mi) E of Salisbury, 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Snow Hill. (US-T121)
Two conflicting threories exist regarding the name origin of Whaleyville. Hamill Kenny states in The Placenames of Maryland: Their Origin and Meaning (p 289) that this community was named for Captain Seth Whaley who settled here in the 1700s. Marion J. Kaminkow states in Maryland A to Z: A Topographical Dictionary (p 353) that the community was named approximately 1820 for Captain Peter Whaley. (US-T121)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c