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Daniels

Ghost town · Baltimore County, Maryland

Ellicott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Ellicott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Daniels is a ghost town in Baltimore County, Maryland, recorded as human settlement in Maryland, United States of America. It is one of 23 former communities in Baltimore County on the federal names register. No county in Maryland has more among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Daniels as a historical populated place: 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 39.3167° N, 76.8164° W.

Key facts

Elevation228 ft
Nearest living townEllicott City, MD
Distance to it2.9 miles
Coordinates39.31670, -76.81640

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What's there now

Daniels is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ellicott City, MD (population 73,737), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 228 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The ruins of the Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Daniels, Maryland.
The ruins of the Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Daniels, Maryland. · Patorjk / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Daniels?

Daniels is in Baltimore County, Maryland, at 39.3167, -76.8164.

How many ghost towns are in Baltimore County?

Baltimore County, Maryland has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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