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Log Town

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Maryland

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

Log Town is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Log Town as a historical populated place on the Gaithersburg 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 39.1368° N, 77.1947° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGaithersburg
Elevation520 ft
Nearest living townGaithersburg, MD
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1712575
Coordinates39.13677, -77.19470

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What's there now

Log Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gaithersburg, MD (population 69,225), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 520 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 Log Town?

Log Town is in Montgomery County, Maryland, at 39.1368, -77.1947.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

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

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