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Underwood

Ghost town · St. Mary's County, Maryland

Brandywine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Brandywine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Underwood is a ghost town in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Mary's County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Underwood as a historical populated place on the Hughesville 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 38.5071° N, 76.7511° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHughesville
Elevation138 ft
Nearest living townHughesville, MD
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1697458
Coordinates38.50707, -76.75108

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What's there now

Underwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hughesville, MD (population 2,280), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 138 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 Underwood?

Underwood is in St. Mary's County, Maryland, at 38.5071, -76.7511.

How many ghost towns are in St. Mary's County?

St. Mary's County, Maryland has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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