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Shockeys

Ghost town · Washington County, Maryland

Hagerstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Hagerstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shockeys is a ghost town in Washington County, Maryland. It is one of 3 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shockeys as a historical populated place on the Smithsburg 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 39.7090° N, 77.5358° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmithsburg
Elevation783 ft
Nearest living townPen Mar, PA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1714191
Coordinates39.70898, -77.53582

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What's there now

Shockeys is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pen Mar, PA (population 1,338), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 783 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 Shockeys?

Shockeys is in Washington County, Maryland, at 39.7090, -77.5358.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Maryland has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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