Gorman Maryland Map

About Gorman, Maryland

Gorman is a locality in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 26.2 people per km². Gorman is located at 39.2954°N, 79.3464°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21550.

Gorman emerges from the high, cooling air of the plateau as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 19.1 miles south of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 189°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-southeast of Oakland. The Nydegger Run carves a modest, persistent path through the local terrain, its waters reflecting the muted gray of morning clouds before slipping past the perimeter of the settlement. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon, a reminder of the vast, folded geology that defines this elevated province. Nearby, the dense canopy of the Potomac State Forest provides a permanent, deep-green backdrop to the fields, while the proximity of the Potomac Sf offers a vast, untamed expanse of land that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the climate. The light here tends to linger, brushing the tops of the grasses with a pale, amber clarity before the shadows lengthen and pull the chill of the highlands across the ground.

Gorman retains a character forged by the hard necessities of timber and soil, a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the land. While the region is marked by the industrious legacy of those who first cleared the thick woods, modern life here moves with a steady, unadorned precision. Farmers and workers look toward the slopes of Pleasant Valley, where the topography allows for a different, more sheltered cultivation than the exposed ridges provide. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Little Yok Reservoir Site Number 5, a presence that anchors the local landscape in a stillness rarely disturbed by the noise of the wider world. Life in Gorman persists as a series of small, honest exchanges, grounded in a geography that demands patience and rewards those who observe the subtle shifts in the seasonal light.

About This Gorman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gorman, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.295381, -79.346433. 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 Gorman includes the ZIP code (21550), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Garrett County (Oakland), and school district assignment (Garrett 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.