Leonardtown, Maryland

About Leonardtown

Set in the southern part of Maryland, Leonardtown is a close-knit town counting 5,041 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Leonardtown is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.85 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,309 residents per square mile.

📰 Leonardtown News Today

• The Rock, The Witch And The Curse: St. Mary’s County’s Moll Dyer Legend The BayNet · Oct 7
• Leonardtown boys, girls cross country win on senior day SoMdNews.com · Oct 8
• Leonardtown High School (MD) Girls Basketball MaxPreps · Oct 6
• Obituary | Mary Ellen Springer of Leonardtown, Maryland Brinsfield Funeral Home · Sep 27
• CAPT William Mark Chubb USN, (Ret.) Legacy | Obituary · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Maryland headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Leonardtown Unique

• The only place in America named Leonardtown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 5,041.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Leonardtown

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Leonardtown

• Botanic Cafe
• SOCIAL Coffeehouse & Cocktail Bar — coffee shop (café)
• Slice House — pizza
• T&J's Cove — seafood
• Abell's Diner
• Breton Bay Country Club
• Crab Knockers — seafood
• Happy Dragon Restaurant — chinese
• Ledo Pizza — pizza
• Pizza Hut — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Leonardtown

• Judge P.H. Dorsey Memorial Park reviews ★
• Newtowne Neck State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Abell's Wharf reviews ★
• Former Rowland Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hurry Family Parkette reviews ★
• Indian Village Archeological Park reviews ★
• Leonard's Grant Common Area reviews ★
• Leonard's Grant Community Area reviews ★
• Leonard's Grant Recreation Area reviews ★
• Leonardtown Park reviews ★
• Miedzinski Park reviews ★
• Saint Clement Shores Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Leonardtown

• Benjamin Banneker Elementary
• Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary
• Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center
• Leonardtown Elementary
• Leonardtown High
• Leonardtown Middle

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Medstar Saint Mary'S Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Leonardtown

🏘️ Nearby Communities