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Head of Creek

Ghost town · Somerset County, Maryland

Salisbury quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Salisbury quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Head of Creek is a ghost town in Somerset County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Somerset County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Head of Creek as a historical populated place on the Eden 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 38.2529° N, 75.6469° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEden
Elevation28 ft
Nearest living townEden, MD
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID596816
Coordinates38.25290, -75.64687

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What's there now

Head of Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eden, MD (population 790), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 28 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 Head of Creek?

Head of Creek is in Somerset County, Maryland, at 38.2529, -75.6469.

How many ghost towns are in Somerset County?

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

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