WayfarrowNellys Corner
Ghost town · Cecil County, Maryland
Nellys Corner is a ghost town in Cecil County, Maryland. It is one of 17 former communities in Cecil County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nellys Corner as a historical populated place on the Bay View 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 39.7134° N, 75.9361° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bay View |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 465 ft |
| Nearest living town | Oxford, PA |
| Distance to it | 5.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 589391 |
| Coordinates | 39.71344, -75.93605 |
What's there now
Nellys Corner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oxford, PA (population 5,763), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 465 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Glen Hope Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 1.8 mi
- Ewingvilleghost town · Cecil County · 1.9 mi
- Glen Hopeghost town · Chester County · 2.1 mi
- The Rockghost town · Cecil County · 2.8 mi
- Linton Stephens Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 3.2 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 3.6 mi
- Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 4.6 mi
- Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 5.3 mi
- Bankghost town · Cecil County · 7.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Farms Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 8 mi
- Pine Grove Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8 mi
- Bel Hillghost town · Cecil County · 8.2 mi
Questions
Where is Nellys Corner?
Nellys Corner is in Cecil County, Maryland, at 39.7134, -75.9361.
How many ghost towns are in Cecil County?
Cecil County, Maryland has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.