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Catlin

Ghost town · Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Chestertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Chestertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Catlin is a ghost town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is the only former community in Queen Anne's County recorded on the federal names register, out of 171 across Maryland.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Catlin as a historical populated place on the Chestertown 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 39.2051° N, 76.0038° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChestertown
Elevation39 ft
Nearest living townKingstown, MD
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID596046
Coordinates39.20511, -76.00383

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What's there now

Catlin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kingstown, MD (population 1,836), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 39 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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