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Shoresville

Ghost town · Baltimore (city) County, Maryland

Baltimore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Baltimore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shoresville is a ghost town in Baltimore (city) County, Maryland. It is one of 7 former communities in Baltimore (city) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shoresville as a historical populated place on the Baltimore East 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 39.2812° N, 76.5544° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaltimore East
Elevation62 ft
Nearest living townDundalk, MD
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1707666
Coordinates39.28122, -76.55441

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What's there now

Shoresville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dundalk, MD (population 65,441), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 62 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 Shoresville?

Shoresville is in Baltimore (city) County, Maryland, at 39.2812, -76.5544.

How many ghost towns are in Baltimore (city) County?

Baltimore (city) County, Maryland has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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