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Bristol Landing

Ghost town · Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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

Bristol Landing is a ghost town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is one of 10 former communities in Anne Arundel County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bristol Landing as a historical populated place on the Bristol 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 38.7923° N, 76.7044° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBristol
Elevation3 ft
Nearest living townUpper Marlboro, MD
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID589818
Coordinates38.79234, -76.70441

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What's there now

Bristol Landing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Upper Marlboro, MD (population 752), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3 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 Bristol Landing?

Bristol Landing is in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 38.7923, -76.7044.

How many ghost towns are in Anne Arundel County?

Anne Arundel County, Maryland has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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