Clarysville, Maryland

Clarysville, Maryland
Census-designated place
Location within the State of Maryland
Clarysville, Maryland (the US)
Coordinates: 39°38′31″N 78°53′11″W / 39.64194°N 78.88639°W / 39.64194; -78.88639Coordinates: 39°38′31″N 78°53′11″W / 39.64194°N 78.88639°W / 39.64194; -78.88639
Country  United States
State  Maryland
County Allegany
Area
 • Total 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Land 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,500 ft (500 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 73.43
 • Density 624/sq mi (241.1/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code 24-17475
GNIS feature ID 2583599

Clarysville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 73.[1]

It is located along U.S. Route 40 Alternate at its intersection with Maryland Route 55. Frostburg is 2 miles (3 km) to the west, and Cumberland is 7 miles (11 km) to the east along Route 40 Alt.

Clarysville was known around the region for the Clarysville Inn, a historic building which stood from 1807 until it burned in 1999.[2] During the American Civil War, the inn served as a military hospital, treating wounded soldiers.[3]

The exit of the Hoffman drainage tunnel, constructed to drain several coal mines, is near Clarysville.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarysville CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Cumberland Times-News Articles, March 10-11, 1999
  3. ↑ Clarysville General Hospital


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