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Palmer

Ghost town · Carroll 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

Palmer 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 Palmer as a historical populated place on the Taneytown 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 39.6976° N, 77.2150° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTaneytown
Elevation367 ft
Nearest living townTaneytown, MD
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1695370
Coordinates39.69760, -77.21498

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What's there now

Palmer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Taneytown, MD (population 7,295), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 367 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 Palmer?

Palmer is in Carroll County, Maryland, at 39.6976, -77.2150.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

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

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