Crapo, Maryland is located in Dorchester County, in the southeast corner of the state. It's situated between Lakesville (to the north) and Wingate (to the southeast), on the eastern shore of Maryland and is about 20 miles south of Cambridge.

Time Zone: Crapo, Maryland is in the Eastern Time Zone.

Points of interest in the region:
Hooper Island
Honga River
Barren Island
Tar Bay
Bloodsworth Island
Chesapeake Bay
The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area
Taylor's Island Wildlife Management Area

Recreational opportunities in the area
Boating, canoeing, birdwatching, hunting, crabbing and fishing, are a few of the outdoor recreational opportunities that abound in the region.

Wildlife found in southeast Maryland
Deer, raccoon, muskrat, otters, herons, egrets, sandpipers, ospreys and eagles are some the varied wildlife found in the area's tidal marsh habitat.

Origin of its unusual name
Crapo is of French origin and is derived from the French word for toad, "crapaud" (this will come as a disappointment to some of you, but it's usually pronounced "CRAY-Poe").

U.S. map showing the location of Crapo, Maryland

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