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Skipnish

Ghost town · Garrett County, Maryland

Oakland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500)
Oakland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Skipnish is a ghost town in Garrett County, Maryland. It is one of 4 former communities in Garrett County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Skipnish as a historical populated place on the Oakland 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 39.4109° N, 79.4687° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOakland
Elevation2,487 ft
Nearest living townHutton, MD
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1711108
Coordinates39.41093, -79.46866

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What's there now

Skipnish is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hutton, MD (population 154), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,487 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 Skipnish?

Skipnish is in Garrett County, Maryland, at 39.4109, -79.4687.

How many ghost towns are in Garrett County?

Garrett County, Maryland has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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