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Yorke

Ghost town · Talbot County, Maryland

St. Michaels quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
St. Michaels quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yorke is a ghost town in Talbot County, Maryland. It is one of 5 former communities in Talbot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yorke as a historical populated place on the Wye Mills 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 38.8873° N, 76.0747° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWye Mills
Elevation45 ft
Nearest living townCordova, MD
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID593004
Coordinates38.88734, -76.07467

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What's there now

Yorke is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cordova, MD (population 427), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 45 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 Yorke?

Yorke is in Talbot County, Maryland, at 38.8873, -76.0747.

How many ghost towns are in Talbot County?

Talbot County, Maryland has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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