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Triadelphia

Ghost town · Howard County, Maryland

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

Triadelphia is a ghost town in Howard County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Howard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Triadelphia as a historical populated place on the Sandy Spring 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 39.2337° N, 77.0405° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSandy Spring
Elevation352 ft
Nearest living townBrookeville, MD
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1708947
Coordinates39.23372, -77.04053

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What's there now

Triadelphia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brookeville, MD (population 148), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 352 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 Triadelphia?

Triadelphia is in Howard County, Maryland, at 39.2337, -77.0405.

How many ghost towns are in Howard County?

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

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