Site Navigation Delaware District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia     Cecil County encompasses the Northeast corner of the Free State. It is bounded by the Susquehanna River to the West, Pennsylvania to the North, Delaware to the East, and the Sassafras River to the South. The county contains the city of Elkton, and the towns of Perryville, Port Deposit, North East, Rising Sun, Chesapeake City, and Conowingo. Although in the state of Maryland, the county is considered part of Wilmington, Delaware's metro area, and is within WILMAPCO's (Wilmington Metropolitan Area Planning Council) jurisdiction. Cecil County Highway Log and Terminus Collection 25 of the 26 state highways in Cecil County are signed (Maryland 896 the only unsigned). Cecil County generally adheres to the route clustering system between 270 and 290. Each state highway is cataloged in the table below. Historical information, notes, photographs, traffic count data, and maps are found on each state highway's corresponding guide. State Highway Western or Southern Terminus Eastern or Northern Terminus Mileage 7 Baltimore Elkton 39.33 213 Wye Mills Pennsylvania State line 68.25 222 Perryville Conowingo 11.36 267 west of Charlestown east of Charlestown 1.90 268 downtown Elkton north Elkton 0.95 272 Turkey Point Pennsylvania state line 20.67 273 Harrisville Delaware state line 16.74 274 Bay View Rising Sun 7.35 275 Craigtown Woodlawn 2.22 276 Port Deposit northeast of Harrisville 7.85 277 Elk Mills near Delaware state line 2.51 279 Elkton Delaware state line 4.95 281 Elkton Delaware state line 2.12 282 Crystal Beach Delaware state line 12.43 284 North Chesapeake City North Chesapeake City 0.25 285 North Chesapeake City Delaware state line 2.43 286 South Chesapeake City Delaware state line 2.09 299 Massey north of Sassafras 5.18 310 Cayots Delaware state line 3.96 316 Elkton east of Elk Mills 2.67 327 Principio Furnace Principio Furnace 0.36 342 South Chesapeake City Saint Augustine 2.82 545 Elkton Cedar Hill 5.92 591 west of Harrisville west of Harrisville 1.08 781 east of Elkton Elkton 1.01 824 Aikin Craigtown 1.06 896 Delaware state line Pennsylvania state line 0.21 Mileage statistics obtained from the MDRoads.com Route Log and 2002 Highway Location Reference file for Cecil County (MDSHA) Highways in Cecil County The follow table catalogs the Interstate and U.S. Highways of Cecil County, Maryland. Highway Western or Southern Entrance Eastern or Northern Entrance Cecil County Mileage Mileage I-95 Millard J Tydings Bridge Delaware state line 18.50 109.65 U.S. 1 Conowingo Dam Pennsylvania state line 9.23 81.00 U.S. 40 Hatem Bridge Delaware state line 17.28 231.39 U.S. 213 Sassafras River at Georgetown Elkton -- -- U.S. 222 Conowingo Pennsylvania state line 3.61 3.61 U.S. 301 Sassafras River Delaware state line 3.14 123.30 Mileage statistics obtained from the MDRoads.com Route Log and 2002 Highway Location Reference file for Cecil County (MDSHA) Decomissioned State Highways The following state highways are no longer signed in Cecil County, Maryland: 164, 269, 278, 280, 283, 338, 441, 473, 592, and 711. The Susquehanna River bounds the western border of Cecil County with adjoining Harford County. The river flows southward from Pennsylvania and features the Conowingo Dams (pictured in the lower center). A reservoir created by Conowingo Dam, Conowingo Pond, stores drinking water for Baltimore and Chester County, Pennsylvania. Depths of up to 400 feet are found north of the dam. South of Conowingo, waters are as shallow as 1 feet until the flow reaches Perryville. Conowingo is also a source of hydro-electric power. Cecil County Population Data Cecil County ranks 13th out of 24 (including the independent city of Baltimore) in overall population for the state of Maryland at 85,951 according to the 2000 Census. The County Seat is Elkton. Town 2000 Population Town Population Elkton 11,893 Perryville 3,672 North East 2,733 Rising Sun 1,702 Charlestown 1,019 Chesapeake City 787 Port Deposit 676 Cecilton 474 Special thanks goes to Carter Buchanan, Nicole Robinette, Justynn Dortwegt, Kelly Krapp, Jeanne Krause, Dan Robinette, and Fred Nitzman for helping to make these pages possible. Cecil County Maryland Highways Offsite Links MDRoads.com DelmarvaHighways.com (Corey Dukes) Page Updated June 3, 2007.