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Dares

Ghost town · Calvert County, Maryland

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

Dares is a ghost town in Calvert County, Maryland. It is one of 11 former communities in Calvert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dares as a historical populated place on the Prince Frederick 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 38.5587° N, 76.5400° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrince Frederick
Elevation144 ft
Nearest living townPrince Frederick, MD
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID590063
Coordinates38.55873, -76.53996

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What's there now

Dares is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prince Frederick, MD (population 2,404), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 144 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 Dares?

Dares is in Calvert County, Maryland, at 38.5587, -76.5400.

How many ghost towns are in Calvert County?

Calvert County, Maryland has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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