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Pushaw

Ghost town · Calvert County, Maryland

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

Pushaw is a ghost town in Calvert County, Maryland. It is one of 11 former communities in Calvert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pushaw as a historical populated place on the North Beach 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 38.6896° N, 76.5663° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth Beach
Elevation99 ft
Nearest living townChesapeake Beach, MD
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1676284
Coordinates38.68956, -76.56635

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What's there now

Pushaw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chesapeake Beach, MD (population 6,428), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 99 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 Pushaw?

Pushaw is in Calvert County, Maryland, at 38.6896, -76.5663.

How many ghost towns are in Calvert County?

Calvert County, Maryland has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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