| Cheltenham | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| 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 | |
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| 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.
Baltimore merchant, banker, and philanthropist Enoch Pratt (1808-1896) 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. Pratt founded The juvenile correctional facility in Cheltenham as a "House of Reformation for Colored Children" in the 1890s on his former farm property.
Nearby is the Marlton housing development.
It is named after Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in England.