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Rawlings Maryland Map

Explore Rawlings, 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 Rawlings, Maryland

How to Use This Rawlings, Maryland Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rawlings, 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 Rawlings.

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.

CityRawlings
StateMaryland (MD)
CountyAllegany County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.534535
Longitude-78.883356
Population687
Density297.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code21557
Area Code410, 443
County SeatCumberland
School DistrictAllegany County Public Schools

About Rawlings, Maryland

Rawlings is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 687. The population density is 297.0 people per km². Rawlings is located at 39.5345°N, 78.8834°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21557.

Rawlings occupies a terrain where the earth rises and falls in long, deliberate swells, grounded by the steady passage of Mill Run as it carves through the local geography. It lies 9.2 miles south-southwest of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 205°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southeast of Frostburg. The landscape around Rawlings remains defined by these inland contours, where the air grows thin and crisp, carrying the scent of damp soil and ancient stone. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains press against the horizon, providing a permanent, jagged boundary to the sky. Within the immediate vicinity, Rawlings Area Park offers a quiet expanse of green, a place where the light at dusk slants low and golden across the grass, turning the shadows into deep pools of violet before the night fully takes hold.

History clings to the hollows here, echoing the industry of a region that once looked to the land and the nearby rail lines to sustain its modest pulse. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the quiet waters of Pinto Utilities Reservoir mirror the changing seasons, while the deeper descent into Toms Hollow reveals the isolated, rugged character of the terrain. The economy of Rawlings has long been tethered to the practicalities of inland life, moving at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic tempo of urban centers. In the quiet intersections of the neighborhood, the legacy of past labor remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the streetscape, a testament to a people who have carved a persistent existence out of the rolling interior landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rawlings Area Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 322° NW
  • Fort Hill Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 253° W
  • Fort Hill Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 209° SW
  • Dans Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 312° NW
  • Bel Air Area Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 024° NE
  • Dans Mountain State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 289° W
  • The Rock - Allegany County Speedway (Stadium) — 6.9 mi, 042° NE
  • Savage River Sf (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 293° NW
  • Savage River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 293° NW
  • First Toll Gate House (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 013° N
  • Buisness Lot (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 336° NW
  • Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 343° N
  • Steam Pump (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 073° E
  • Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 039° NE
  • The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Greenway Avenue Stadium (Stadium) — 10.4 mi, 044° NE
  • Allegany Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Masonry Overfall (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 084° E
  • Wills Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 029° NE
  • Eroded Outcropping (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 266° W
  • The Waffle Rock panorama (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 240° SW
  • Davis History House (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 153° SE
  • Hampshire County Artist Co-op (Arts Centre) — 14.9 mi, 153° SE
  • Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 153° SE
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 309° NW
  • Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 20.4 mi, 050° NE
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 285° W
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 339° N
  • George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 34.3 mi, 159° S · 1.1M acres
  • Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 39.7 mi, 203° SW · 922k acres

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About This Rawlings Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rawlings, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.534535, -78.883356. 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 Rawlings includes the ZIP code (21557), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.