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Gorsuch

Ghost town · Carroll 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

Gorsuch is a ghost town in Carroll County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gorsuch as a historical populated place on the Sykesville 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 39.3584° N, 76.9414° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSykesville
Elevation326 ft
Nearest living townSykesville, MD
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1696264
Coordinates39.35844, -76.94137

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What's there now

Gorsuch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sykesville, MD (population 4,346), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 326 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 Gorsuch?

Gorsuch is in Carroll County, Maryland, at 39.3584, -76.9414.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

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

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