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Howard

Ghost town · Somerset County, Maryland

Crisfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Crisfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Howard 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 Howard as a historical populated place on the Crisfield 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 37.9890° N, 75.7805° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrisfield
Elevation2 ft
Nearest living townCrisfield, MD
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID596820
Coordinates37.98901, -75.78049

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What's there now

Howard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crisfield, MD (population 2,468), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2 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 Howard?

Howard is in Somerset County, Maryland, at 37.9890, -75.7805.

How many ghost towns are in Somerset County?

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

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