Because it links Bel Air and Aberdeen (and indirectly, the only other incorporated town in Harford County, Havre de Grace), Churchville was once known in colonial times as Lower Cross Roads.
has its origins tied to the town's rural agricultural past, although the exact manner and date of the phrase's creation remains contested by area historians.
[3] An abandoned Crown gas station, in central Churchville, was used for a scene in the Netflix original series House Of Cards in 2016.
[4] After its usage by Netflix, the gas station was left abandoned, in which residents, who had signed a demolition petition, criticized the county for not utilizing the money generated from the production to remove the building.
Crown has also been criticized for its lackluster effort to purify the soil below the station when the fuel tanks were removed after its closing.