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North Branch

Ghost town · Baltimore County, Maryland

Ellicott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Ellicott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

North Branch is a ghost town in Baltimore County, Maryland. It is one of 23 former communities in Baltimore County on the federal names register. No county in Maryland has more among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists North Branch as a historical populated place on the Finksburg 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 39.3970° N, 76.8844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFinksburg
Elevation415 ft
Nearest living townEldersburg, MD
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1696213
Coordinates39.39705, -76.88442

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What's there now

North Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eldersburg, MD (population 30,626), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 415 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 North Branch?

North Branch is in Baltimore County, Maryland, at 39.3970, -76.8844.

How many ghost towns are in Baltimore County?

Baltimore County, Maryland has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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