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Retreat Grove

Ghost town · Frederick County, Maryland

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Retreat Grove as a historical populated place on the Frederick 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 39.4709° N, 77.3817° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrederick
Elevation311 ft
Nearest living townWalkersville, MD
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1711885
Coordinates39.47093, -77.38165

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What's there now

Retreat Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walkersville, MD (population 6,352), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 311 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 Retreat Grove?

Retreat Grove is in Frederick County, Maryland, at 39.4709, -77.3817.

How many ghost towns are in Frederick County?

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

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