Corriganville Maryland Map

About Corriganville, Maryland

Corriganville is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 421. The population density is 450.3 people per km². Corriganville is located at 39.6929°N, 78.7928°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21524.

Corriganville sits where the steady, rhythmic pulse of Jennings Run defines the contour of the land, carving a narrow corridor through the earth. It lies 2.7 miles north-northeast of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 20°T), and is situated 3.2 miles north-northwest of Cumberland. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any salt or brine, feeling instead like the cool exhaled breath of the distant Appalachian Mountains that stand as silent, jagged sentinels on the horizon. To the west, the landscape rises in earnest, a rugged terrain that finds a protected sanctuary in the proximity of Wills Mountain State Park, where the dense cover of trees shifts the light at dusk into deep, bruised purples and long, reaching shadows. Even in the stillness of a summer afternoon, the land feels ancient and deliberate, with the rocky soil beneath the brush suggesting a foundation that has long outlasted the transitory efforts of those who tread upon it.

Corriganville carries the quiet weight of a place built by the hard labor of coal and iron, its history etched into the very topography that once fueled the regional economy. The echoes of industry remain in the quieted tracks and the remnants of infrastructure, though the pace of life has since slowed to a contemplative crawl, matching the steady movement of the water nearby. Residents look toward the natural boundaries of the region, perhaps venturing toward Ridgedale Reservoir for a moment of reflection by the still water, or finding passage through the quietude of Dutch Hollow. There is a particular, unadorned dignity in the way Corriganville faces the seasons, a resilience born from a heritage of extraction and resilience that lingers in the brickwork and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture lining the streets.

About This Corriganville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Corriganville, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.692864, -78.792797. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Corriganville includes the ZIP code (21524), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.