Cheltenham, Maryland
| Cheltenham | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Cheltenham  Cheltenham Location within the state of Maryland | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′8″N 76°49′35″W / 38.73556°N 76.82639°WCoordinates: 38°44′8″N 76°49′35″W / 38.73556°N 76.82639°W | |
| Country |
 United States of America |
| State |
 Maryland |
| County |
 Prince George's |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 597222 |
Cheltenham is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, in southern Maryland, United States, adjacent to U.S. Highway 301. It contains a juvenile correctional facility, (founded originally by Baltimore merchant, banker, and philanthropist Enoch Pratt, (1808-1896) as a "House of Reformation for Colored Children" in the 1890s on his former farm property, who also earlier established the city's Enoch Pratt Free Library, in 1882-1886, the country's first circulating public library system), the Southern Maryland Farmers Market, and the Maryland Veterans Cemetery, along with many scenic farms and woods. Nearby is the Marlton housing development.[1]
It is named after Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in England.
