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Gunrich

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

Gunrich is a ghost town in Baltimore County, Maryland. 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 Gunrich as a historical populated place on the Reisterstown 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 39.4501° N, 76.7872° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReisterstown
Elevation561 ft
Nearest living townReisterstown, MD
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID593969
Coordinates39.45011, -76.78720

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What's there now

Gunrich is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Reisterstown, MD (population 27,764), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 561 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 Gunrich?

Gunrich is in Baltimore County, Maryland, at 39.4501, -76.7872.

How many ghost towns are in Baltimore County?

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

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