Summary
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.[4] It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Grahamtown, Maryland | |
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  Location within the State of Maryland  Grahamtown, Maryland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′42″N 78°55′20″W / 39.64500°N 78.92222°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Allegany |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| • Land | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,900 ft (600 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 368 |
| • Density | 2,405.23/sq mi (930.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21532[3] |
| Area code(s) | 240 and 301 |
| FIPS code | 24-34425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583634[2] |
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 368 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Etymology edit
The town takes its name from Curtis M Graham, who married Susanna Wright, Granddaughter Of Henry Wright a colonial settler of The area. Curtis 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. Wright's Crossing gets its name from The Wright Farm, a large holding which was owned by Henry Wright a colonial settler of Allegany County. This farm, the centerpoint Of Wright's Crossing, was originally part of a large colonial estate called Walnut Level.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grahamtown, Maryland
- ^ "Grahamtown MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grahamtown CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Connie Beachy (1999). "Grahamtown & Wright's Crossing". Ancestry.com.
- ^ Maryland Historical Trust (2003). "The Wright Farm" (PDF).