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Winans

Ghost town · Baltimore County, Maryland

Relay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Relay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Winans 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 Winans as a historical populated place on the Relay 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 39.2304° N, 76.6919° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRelay
Elevation34 ft
Nearest living townArbutus, MD
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID594195
Coordinates39.23038, -76.69191

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What's there now

Winans is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arbutus, MD (population 20,869), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 34 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 Winans?

Winans is in Baltimore County, Maryland, at 39.2304, -76.6919.

How many ghost towns are in Baltimore County?

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

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