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Cromwell

Ghost town · Anne Arundel 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

Cromwell 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 Cromwell 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 39.1748° N, 76.6350° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRelay
Elevation48 ft
Nearest living townFerndale, MD
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1709385
Coordinates39.17483, -76.63497

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What's there now

Cromwell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ferndale, MD (population 17,076), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 48 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 Cromwell?

Cromwell is in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 39.1748, -76.6350.

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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