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Grafton Shops

Ghost town · Harford County, Maryland

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

Grafton Shops is a ghost town in Harford County, Maryland. It is one of 10 former communities in Harford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grafton Shops as a historical populated place on the Jarrettsville 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 39.5804° N, 76.4044° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJarrettsville
Elevation553 ft
Nearest living townBel Air North, MD
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1698452
Coordinates39.58038, -76.40441

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What's there now

Grafton Shops is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bel Air North, MD (population 31,599), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 553 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 Grafton Shops?

Grafton Shops is in Harford County, Maryland, at 39.5804, -76.4044.

How many ghost towns are in Harford County?

Harford County, Maryland has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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