Cordova is a census-designated place (CDP) in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km2), all land.

[5] Just north of town, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church was founded on a farm in 1765.

[6] Tapper's Corner Road runs east of town to Lewistown Road, near the head of a creek which flows (38°53′04″N 75°57′29″W / 38.8845°N 75.958°W / 38.8845; -75.958) into the Tuckahoe; this creek was called Kentucky, nearby once stood the cabin of Betsey Bailey, the grandmother of Frederick Douglass; he believed he was born there.

Many homes located within the village center were built by ordering from Sears.

Since 1962, the Cordova Volunteer Fireman's Association has held a 3-night country fair starting the first Thursday of August on the grounds behind the firehouse.

[8] On May 18, 1995, an F2 tornado touched down in the town and left a 10-mile path of destruction with over $1 million in damage.