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Minksville

Ghost town · Wicomico 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

Minksville is a ghost town in Wicomico County, Maryland. It is one of 4 former communities in Wicomico County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Minksville as a historical populated place on the Salisbury 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 38.3585° N, 75.5338° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSalisbury
Elevation45 ft
Nearest living townSalisbury, MD
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1668443
Coordinates38.35845, -75.53381

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What's there now

Minksville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salisbury, MD (population 33,080), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 45 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 Minksville?

Minksville is in Wicomico County, Maryland, at 38.3585, -75.5338.

How many ghost towns are in Wicomico County?

Wicomico County, Maryland has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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