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Good Luck

Ghost town · Prince George's County, Maryland

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

Good Luck is a ghost town in Prince George's County, Maryland. It is one of 3 former communities in Prince George's County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Good Luck as a historical populated place on the Lanham 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 38.9934° N, 76.8325° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLanham
Elevation169 ft
Nearest living townSeabrook, MD
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1714391
Coordinates38.99344, -76.83247

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What's there now

Good Luck is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seabrook, MD (population 18,495), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 169 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 Good Luck?

Good Luck is in Prince George's County, Maryland, at 38.9934, -76.8325.

How many ghost towns are in Prince George's County?

Prince George's County, Maryland has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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