Editing Mitchellville, Maryland (section)

==History==
Mitchellville was named for John Mitchell (1788–1862), who owned [[Essington Hall]], the plantation that encompassed much of the area. He and his wife Mary Lanham are buried in the Mitchell Family Cemetery on Mitchellville and Mount Oak Road.<ref>
{{cite web|last=Dwyer|first=Michael F|title=Mitchell Cemetery|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/018000/018700/018782/pdf/msa_se5_18782.pdf|work=Inventory Form for State Historic Sites #PG-71B-8|publisher=[[Maryland Historical Trust]]|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> This location is now South Bowie, and the Bowie CDP 08775 
<ref>{{cite web|title=Bowie CDP|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/tract/st24_md/c24033_prince_georges/DC10CT_C24033_000.pdf}}</ref> An 1878 G.M. Hopkins Atlas shows "Mitchellville P.O." near the same corner of what is today Mitchellville and Mount Oak Road. In its original cataloging the name and place "Mitchellville", the USGS used the railroad guide "Mitchellville (Mulliki'n) G. S. Owensville sheet Mitchellville P. G. 614 Mulliken R.'R. Guide, 314." as a basis in its decision card documentation<ref>{{cite web|title="Mitchellville" ID: 597758 search term|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/}}</ref> where a Mullikin/Mitchellville railroad stop served also as the post office.  This is also seen in other historic maps<ref>{{cite web|title=G.M. Hopkins Atlas, 1878|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/018000/018800/018893/pdf/msa_se5_18893.pdf}}</ref>

The area was historically occupied by various farming families, who mainly raised tobacco and cattle on homesteads in the area. During the late 70s, the county's desire to increase the desirability of Prince Georges' as a homestead for various professionals led to the rezoning of many tracts of land in the area. Between 1979 and 1995, much of the farmland in the area was redeveloped for residential and commercial use.

As of 2010, the Census designated place ("CDP") Mitchellville is no longer encompassing of the original Mitchellville, location of the old Essington Hall, but is drawn one CDP tract over on the west of the [[Woodmore, Maryland|Woodmore CDP]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CDP Map|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/tract/st24_md/c24033_prince_georges/DC10CT_C24033_000.pdf}}</ref>

Also, see "[[Woodmore, Maryland|Woodmore]]" for common historical information<ref>[[Woodmore, Maryland]]</ref>