Crellin Maryland Map

About Crellin, Maryland

Crellin is a locality in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 165. The population density is 107.8 people per km². Crellin is located at 39.3890°N, 79.4653°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21550.

Crellin rests in the deep hollows of western Maryland, a place where the sky seems to press down, vast and indifferent, upon the forested ridges. It lies 15.5 miles south-west of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 217°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-south-west of Oakland. The landscape is a study in green and shadow, steep slopes cloaked in dense oak and pine, their branches interlacing to form a canopy that filters the sunlight into emerald shafts. Creeks, swollen with mountain rains, tumble over moss-slicked rocks, their ceaseless murmur a constant counterpoint to the wind’s sigh through the high branches. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decay and new growth, a primal perfume that clings to the skin long after one has left the embrace of the woods. The echoes of a bygone era are palpable in Crellin, a settlement born from the relentless pursuit of coal. Shafts that once bled the earth now stand as silent monuments, their rusted machinery testament to the sweat and grit that fueled the local economy for generations. The timber industry, too, has played its part, its presence marked by the occasional clearing or the scent of freshly cut lumber carried on the breeze. Life in Crellin has always been tethered to the land's bounty, a hard-won sustenance drawn from the soil and the subterranean veins of black gold. The rhythm of the day is dictated less by clocks and more by the changing light on the western mountains, a slow, deliberate pulse that has shaped the character of its people.

About This Crellin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crellin, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.388987, -79.465326. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Crellin and Garrett County.

Detailed location data for Crellin includes the ZIP code (21550), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Garrett County (Oakland), and school district assignment (Garrett County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Crellin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.