Grahamtown, Maryland
Grahamtown, Maryland | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location within the state of Maryland | |
Coordinates: 39°38′46″N 78°55′19″W / 39.64611°N 78.92194°WCoordinates: 39°38′46″N 78°55′19″W / 39.64611°N 78.92194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Allegany |
Area | |
• Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
• Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,880 ft (570 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 364 |
• Density | 2,518/sq mi (972.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 24-34425 |
GNIS feature ID | 2583634 |
Grahamtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located at the southeast edge of Frostburg. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 364.[1] It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town takes its name from Curtin Graham, who owned a farmhouse at this site, surrounded by several small service buildings in the 1880s. A fire gutted the farmhouse in 1995, leaving only an uninhabited shell. Grahamtown is also known as Wright's Crossing, marking the point where Maryland Route 36 crosses Welsh Hill.[2]
References
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grahamtown CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ↑ Connie Beachy (1999). "Grahamtown & Wright's Crossing". Ancestry.com.