[1][2] The road passes several farms and homes that belong to the Amish community that lives in St. Mary's County.

[3] MD 236 intersects Lockes Crossing Road in the hamlet of Thompson Corner.

[1][2] MD 236 was constructed as a gravel road starting in 1929 from the north end.

[4] By 1930, a small segment of the highway was completed south from Charlotte Hall.

[4][5] MD 236 was completed in 1933 from Budds Creek to Charlotte Hall, albeit with a county-maintained gap between Wainwright Road and Ryceville Road toward the Budds Creek end.