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Orange Grove

Ghost town · Howard County, Maryland

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

Orange Grove is a ghost town in Howard County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Howard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Orange Grove as a historical populated place on the Savage 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 39.2429° N, 76.7508° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSavage
Elevation38 ft
Nearest living townCatonsville, MD
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1709108
Coordinates39.24288, -76.75081

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What's there now

Orange Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Catonsville, MD (population 42,717), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 38 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 Orange Grove?

Orange Grove is in Howard County, Maryland, at 39.2429, -76.7508.

How many ghost towns are in Howard County?

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

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