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Canavest

Ghost town · Frederick County, Maryland

Antietam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Antietam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Canavest is a ghost town in Frederick County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Frederick County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Canavest as a historical populated place on the Point of Rocks topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.2729° N, 77.5394° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePoint of Rocks
Elevation212 ft
Nearest living townPoint of Rocks, MD
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1712262
Coordinates39.27288, -77.53943

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What's there now

Canavest is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Point of Rocks, MD (population 2,333), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 212 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Canavest?

Canavest is in Frederick County, Maryland, at 39.2729, -77.5394.

How many ghost towns are in Frederick County?

Frederick County, Maryland has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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