Clarysville, Maryland

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]

Clarysville, Maryland
Location within the State of Maryland
Clarysville, Maryland (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°38′31″N 78°53′11″W
Country United States
State Maryland
County Allegany
Area
  Total0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
  Land0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,500 ft (500 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total73.43
  Density624/sq mi (241.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code24-17475
GNIS feature ID2583599

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.

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