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Harmony Grove

Ghost town · Frederick County, Maryland

Ijamsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Ijamsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harmony Grove is a ghost town in Frederick County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Frederick County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harmony Grove as a historical populated place: 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 39.4536° N, 77.3992° W.

Key facts

Elevation315 ft
Nearest living townFrederick, MD
Distance to it1.6 miles
Coordinates39.45361, -77.39917

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What's there now

Harmony Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Frederick, MD (population 80,617), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 315 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 Harmony Grove?

Harmony Grove is in Frederick County, Maryland, at 39.4536, -77.3992.

How many ghost towns are in Frederick County?

Frederick County, Maryland has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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