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Frederick

Ghost town · Frederick County, Maryland

Taneytown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Taneytown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Frederick 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 Frederick as a historical populated place on the Union Bridge 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 39.5493° N, 77.2069° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnion Bridge
Elevation474 ft
Nearest living townUnion Bridge, MD
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1711494
Coordinates39.54927, -77.20693

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What's there now

Frederick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Union Bridge, MD (population 941), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 474 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 Frederick?

Frederick is in Frederick County, Maryland, at 39.5493, -77.2069.

How many ghost towns are in Frederick County?

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

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