Worton, Maryland

About Worton

Worton, MD is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Maryland.

Officially, Worton is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.92 square miles.

📰 Worton News Today

• Under-Construction Home Damaged in Worton Fire easternshoreundercover.com · Aug 12
• Virginia Lee Coleman - View Obituary & Service Information Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home · Feb 16
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Worton, Maryland The Weather Channel · Mar 21
• William Alexander "Billbo" Jones Sr. - View Obituary & Service Information Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home · Feb 21
• Charles Langenfelder Obituary (1958 - 2026) - Worton, MD - Kent County News Legacy obituary · Mar 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Worton Unique

• The only place in America named Worton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Worton

• Worton Regional Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Worton

• Kent County High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Worton

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