Burkittsville, Historic town in Frederick County, Maryland
Located along the eastern base of South Mountain, Burkittsville stretches across 0.46 square miles of Maryland's southern Middletown Valley.
The Battle of Crampton's Gap took place near Burkittsville in 1862, with Union forces utilizing local buildings as medical facilities for wounded soldiers.
The town maintains its rural identity through regular community gatherings and municipal meetings held at the town office on East Main Street.
Maryland Route 17 provides direct access to Burkittsville, while nearby attractions include Gathland State Park and sections of the Appalachian Trail.
The National Register of Historic Places lists Burkittsville's district, which contains 70 structures across 300 acres of preserved 19th-century architecture.
Location: Frederick County
Inception: 1894
Elevation above the sea: 174 m
Website: http://burkittsville-md.gov
GPS coordinates: 39.39170,-77.62670
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:02
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
11.7 km
Burnside's Bridge
11.2 km
Antietam Creek
10.6 km
Gathland State Park
1.8 km
Kennedy Farm
7.8 km
National War Correspondents Memorial
1.9 km
Lambs Knoll
6.3 km
Dahlgren Chapel
10.4 km
Brunswick Historic District
8.9 km
Turner's and Fox's Gaps Historic District
10.4 km
Bennies Hill Road Bridge
5.3 km
Antietam Iron Furnace Site and Antietam Village
10.3 km
Middletown Historic District
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Airview Historic District
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Poffenberger Road Bridge
4.9 km
Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse
8.9 km
George Willard House
8.1 km
Crampton's Gap Historic District
1.9 km
Bowlus Mill House
9.2 km
Burkittsville Historic District
72 m
Piney Run
10.7 km
Shafer's Mill
5.7 km
Routzahn-Miller Farmstead
10.9 km
Rich Mountain
10.8 km
Stonebraker and Harbaugh–Shafer Building
9 km
Sandy Hook Bridge
10.3 km
Reno Monument
8.8 km
Brunswick Heritage Museum
8.8 kmReviews
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