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Denbigh

Ghost town · Kent County, Maryland

Chestertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Chestertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Denbigh is a ghost town in Kent County, Maryland. It is one of 4 former communities in Kent County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Denbigh as a historical populated place on the Rock Hall 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 39.1571° N, 76.2433° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRock Hall
Elevation6 ft
Nearest living townRock Hall, MD
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID591848
Coordinates39.15705, -76.24329

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What's there now

Denbigh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Hall, MD (population 1,286), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6 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 Denbigh?

Denbigh is in Kent County, Maryland, at 39.1571, -76.2433.

How many ghost towns are in Kent County?

Kent County, Maryland has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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