WayfarrowThe Rock
Ghost town · Cecil County, Maryland
The Rock is a ghost town in Cecil County, Maryland. It is one of 17 former communities in Cecil County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists The Rock as a historical populated place on the Bay View 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 39.7001° N, 75.8858° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bay View |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 228 ft |
| Nearest living town | Newark, DE |
| Distance to it | 7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 589543 |
| Coordinates | 39.70011, -75.88577 |
What's there now
The Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newark, DE (population 30,309), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 228 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ewingvilleghost town · Cecil County · 1.2 mi
- Glen Hopeghost town · Chester County · 2.2 mi
- Glen Hope Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 2.2 mi
- Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 2.7 mi
- Nellys Cornerghost town · Cecil County · 2.8 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 3.2 mi
- Linton Stephens Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 4.2 mi
- Bankghost town · Cecil County · 4.6 mi
- Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 5.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Farms Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 5.3 mi
- Bel Hillghost town · Cecil County · 5.8 mi
- Frenchtownghost town · Cecil County · 8.7 mi
Questions
Where is The Rock?
The Rock is in Cecil County, Maryland, at 39.7001, -75.8858.
How many ghost towns are in Cecil County?
Cecil County, Maryland has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.