Graceham Maryland Map

About Graceham, Maryland

Graceham is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 195.9 people per km². Graceham is located at 39.6143°N, 77.3817°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21788.

Graceham occupies a quiet expanse of the Maryland Piedmont, where the land swells into gentle, weathered rises that look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 13.9 miles north of Frederick, MD (from Frederick, MD: bearing 6°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north of Walkersville. Owens Creek carves a thin, limestone-flecked path through the fields a mile to the west, its waters moving with a deliberate, seasonal persistence that shapes the local soil. Beyond the cultivated acreage, the landscape softens into the wooded perimeter of the East End Recreation Area, while the terrain further inland shifts toward the quiet, sheltered depression of Eylers Valley. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a peculiar amber clarity, catching the dust of rural roads and illuminating the way toward the cooling shadows cast by the trees near Frank Bentz Memorial Lake.

Graceham maintains a rhythm dictated by the harvest and the slow, shifting requirements of its agrarian roots, a character forged by early settlers who recognized the utility of the fertile earth. While the daily economy now reaches toward larger regional centers, the remnants of older industry persist in the sturdy architecture and the way the local folk navigate the transition between past and present. The nearby Cunningham Falls and the winding, shaded path of the Cunningham Falls Nature Trail offer a reprieve into the denser, older growth that characterizes the region, while the proximity of Mont Alto State Forest reminds the observer of the vast, timbered reaches that once defined this entire corridor. Life in Graceham moves with a steady, unforced gravity, anchored by the cycles of the seasons and the enduring presence of the land itself.

About This Graceham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Graceham, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.614265, -77.381653. 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 Graceham includes the ZIP code (21788), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Frederick County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Frederick 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.