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Barton Maryland Map

Explore Barton, Maryland, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Barton, Maryland

How to Use This Barton, Maryland Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barton, Maryland. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Maryland or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Barton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Barton
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Allegany County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.530646
Longitude	-79.017528
Population	464
Density	865.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	21521
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Cumberland
School District	Allegany County Public Schools

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About Barton, Maryland

Barton is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 464. The population density is 865.5 people per km². Barton is located at 39.5306°N, 79.0175°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Barton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21521.

Barton occupies a narrow, rugged crease in the landscape where the land seems to hold its breath between steep, rising slopes. It lies 14.0 miles southwest of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 232°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northwest of Keyser. Georges Creek carves a persistent path through the center of the valley floor, its waters reflecting a light that turns brittle and gray as the sun dips behind the distant Appalachian Mountains. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, a sensory reminder of the proximity to the deep, timbered reaches of the Savage River State Forest. A mile away, the Barton Debris Basin catches the runoff from the higher ground, a quiet, still body of water that mirrors the changing seasons. Residents often seek the modest expanse of American Legion Park for a moment of pause, where the pace of the day slows to the steady, unadorned rhythm of the local geography.

Coal once defined the pulse of Barton, pulling generations into the dark, productive seams that ran deep beneath the hills and into the shadows of Cucumber Hollow. While the heavy machinery of the mining era has long since fallen silent, the legacy of that industry lingers in the sturdy, weathered architecture of the streets and the resilient character of those who remain. The economy has shifted, moving away from the extraction of raw earth to a quieter, more measured existence, yet the connection to the land remains an inescapable part of the identity here. History is not written in grand monuments but in the way the morning light catches the brickwork of older buildings and the persistent, flowing presence of the creek. Life in Barton is a matter of knowing the terrain intimately, from the shadowed hollows to the heights that look out over a landscape shaped by both labor and time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

American Legion Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 287° W
Barton Area Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 030° NE
Dans Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 151° SE
Savage River Sf (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 005° N
Savage River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 005° N
Dans Mountain State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 058° NE
Fort Hill Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 127° SE
Allegheny Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 221° SW
Landis Property (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 166° S
Eroded Outcropping (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 263° W
Big Run Sp (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 280° W
Jennings Randolph Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 218° SW
Buisness Lot (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 028° NE
The Waffle Rock panorama (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 219° SW
Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 029° NE
Piercie Paugh Homestead Site (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 221° SW
First Toll Gate House (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 050° NE
The Rock - Allegany County Speedway (Stadium) — 12.9 mi, 065° NE
Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 330° NW
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 293° NW
Steam Pump (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 079° E
Allegany Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 058° NE
Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 058° NE
The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 058° NE
Greenway Avenue Stadium (Stadium) — 16.3 mi, 062° NE
Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 280° W
Davis History House (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 133° SE
Hampshire County Artist Co-op (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 133° SE
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 133° SE
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 34.8 mi, 202° S · 922k acres

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