Selbysport Ghost Town

Garrett County, Maryland39.6864, -79.3803

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
19 miOakland, MD
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
3.7 miBlooming Rose
Illustration of a north landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Selbysport. No free-licensed photo yet.

Selbysport is a former settlement in Garrett County, Maryland, listed among the ghost towns of Maryland.

On the map

20 mi40 miUniontownKingwoodLeith-HatfieldMountain Lake ParkMeyersdaleSouth ConnellsvilleSelbysport
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Star: Selbysport. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Oakland, MD, about 19 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburgh, PA, 61 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Blooming Rose3.7 mi southwest
  2. Kendall4.2 mi southwest
  3. Frankville17 mi southeast
  4. Altamont19 mi south
  5. East Vindex21 mi southeast
  6. Shallmar23 mi southeast
  7. Acme31 mi north
  8. West Overton31 mi north

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3719Jan4020Feb5027Mar6336Apr7247May8056Jun8460Jul8259Aug7652Sep6440Oct5230Nov4124DecJan: 3.6 inFeb: 3.4 inMar: 3.9 inApr: 4.0 inMay: 4.9 inJun: 4.9 inJul: 4.5 inAug: 4.0 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 3.4 inNov: 3.1 inDec: 3.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Confluence 1 Sw Dam. Snow is normal from November to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Confluence 1 Sw Dam station (USC00361705), 7.8 miles away. About 47.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGarrett County, Maryland
Coordinates39.68640, -79.38030
Also known asSelbysport, Maryland, Selbysport, MD
SourcesWikidata Q7447572 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Selbysport ghost town?

In Garrett County, Maryland, at 39.6864, -79.3803. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Oakland, MD, about 19 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburgh, PA, 61 miles away.

Can you visit Selbysport?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Selbysport?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Confluence 1 Sw Dam. Snow is normal from November to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Selbysport?

Yes. Blooming Rose (3.7 mi), Kendall (4.2 mi), Frankville (17 mi), Altamont (19 mi).

More ghost towns in Maryland

All 22 ghost towns in Maryland · Ghost towns near Pittsburgh