Goldsborough
Ghost town · Talbot County, Maryland

Goldsborough is a ghost town in Talbot County, Maryland. It is one of 5 former communities in Talbot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goldsborough as a historical populated place on the Easton 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 38.8001° N, 76.1174° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Easton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 ft |
| Nearest living town | Easton, MD |
| Distance to it | 3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 592757 |
| Coordinates | 38.80012, -76.11744 |
What's there now
Goldsborough is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Easton, MD (population 17,202), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Doncasterghost town · Talbot County · 5.6 mi
- Williamsburgghost town · Talbot County · 6.3 mi
- Yorkeghost town · Talbot County · 6.5 mi
- Harperghost town · Talbot County · 7.2 mi
- Choptank River Lightlighthouse · Talbot County · 10.7 mi
- Blairtownghost town · Caroline County · 12.1 mi
- Bloody Point Bar Lightlighthouse · Queen Anne's County · 14.9 mi
- Bradleysburgghost town · Caroline County · 15.3 mi
- Jamesghost town · Dorchester County · 16.7 mi
- Gluckheimghost town · Dorchester County · 17.2 mi
- Sharps Island Lightlighthouse · Talbot County · 17.8 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Lightlighthouse · Anne Arundel County · 18.5 mi
Questions
Where is Goldsborough?
Goldsborough is in Talbot County, Maryland, at 38.8001, -76.1174.
How many ghost towns are in Talbot County?
Talbot County, Maryland has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.