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'''Grahamtown''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Allegany County, Maryland|Allegany County]], [[Maryland]], |
'''Grahamtown''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Allegany County, Maryland|Allegany County]], [[Maryland]], United States, located at the southeast edge of [[Frostburg, Maryland|Frostburg]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 364.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2434425| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grahamtown CDP, Maryland| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. |
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The town takes its name from Curtin Graham, who owned a farmhouse at this site, surrounded by several small service buildings in the 1880s. A fire gutted the farmhouse in 1995, leaving only an uninhabited shell. Grahamtown is also known as Wright's Crossing, marking the point where [[Maryland Route 36]] crosses Welsh Hill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdallegh/grahamto.htm|title=Grahamtown & Wright's Crossing|author=Connie Beachy|year=1999|publisher=Ancestry.com}}</ref> |
The town takes its name from Curtin Graham, who owned a farmhouse at this site, surrounded by several small service buildings in the 1880s. A fire gutted the farmhouse in 1995, leaving only an uninhabited shell. Grahamtown is also known as Wright's Crossing, marking the point where [[Maryland Route 36]] crosses Welsh Hill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdallegh/grahamto.htm|title=Grahamtown & Wright's Crossing|author=Connie Beachy|year=1999|publisher=Ancestry.com}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:28, 14 January 2018
Grahamtown, Maryland | |
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  Location within the state of Maryland  Grahamtown, Maryland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′46″N 78°55′19″W / 39.64611°N 78.92194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Allegany |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,880 ft (570 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 364 |
| • Density | 2,518/sq mi (972.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 24-34425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583634 |
Grahamtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located at the southeast edge of Frostburg. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 364.[1] It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town takes its name from Curtin Graham, who owned a farmhouse at this site, surrounded by several small service buildings in the 1880s. A fire gutted the farmhouse in 1995, leaving only an uninhabited shell. Grahamtown is also known as Wright's Crossing, marking the point where Maryland Route 36 crosses Welsh Hill.[2]
References
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grahamtown CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ Connie Beachy (1999). "Grahamtown & Wright's Crossing". Ancestry.com.
