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Flintville

Ghost town · Harford County, Maryland

Havre De Grace quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500)
Havre De Grace quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Flintville is a ghost town in Harford County, Maryland. It is one of 10 former communities in Harford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Flintville as a historical populated place on the Conowingo Dam 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 39.6945° N, 76.2413° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleConowingo Dam
Elevation148 ft
Nearest living townDarlington, MD
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1697997
Coordinates39.69455, -76.24134

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What's there now

Flintville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Darlington, MD (population 349), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 148 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 Flintville?

Flintville is in Harford County, Maryland, at 39.6945, -76.2413.

How many ghost towns are in Harford County?

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

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