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Geices

Ghost town · Garrett County, Maryland

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

Geices is a ghost town in Garrett County, Maryland. It is one of 4 former communities in Garrett County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Geices as a historical populated place on the Friendsville 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 39.7073° N, 79.3886° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFriendsville
Elevation1,418 ft
Nearest living townFriendsville, MD
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1711060
Coordinates39.70730, -79.38865

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What's there now

Geices is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Friendsville, MD (population 379), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,418 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 Geices?

Geices is in Garrett County, Maryland, at 39.7073, -79.3886.

How many ghost towns are in Garrett County?

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

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