Shaft Maryland Map

About Shaft, Maryland

Shaft is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 208. The population density is 102.2 people per km². Shaft is located at 39.6223°N, 78.9429°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21532.

Shaft occupies a rugged stretch of terrain where the landscape tilts toward the persistent, carving flow of Georges Creek. It lies 6.6 miles west-southwest of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Cumberland. The earth here is defined by the sharp, angular character of the Appalachian Mountains visible in the distance, casting long shadows that deepen as the sun descends behind the ridges. Sunlight often catches the dust motes in the cool, thin air of Spruce Hollow, turning the afternoon light into a pale, translucent gold that settles over the slopes. Residents walk paths that lead toward the verdant boundaries of Community Park (Frostburg), where the silence of the trees offers a quiet contrast to the persistent memory of the land’s industrial pulse.

Shaft preserves the indelible thumbprint of its coal-mining origins, a legacy that still informs the slow, deliberate pace of the local existence. While the heavy machinery of the past has long since quieted, the remnants of that economy linger in the weathered architecture and the way the neighborhood clings to the hillside. The proximity of the Midland-Gilmore Reservoir provides a stillness to the region, a mirrored surface that reflects the changing colors of the seasons without the intrusion of modern clamor. Life in Shaft remains tethered to the terrain, a collection of homes and histories that find their rhythm in the changing seasons and the steady, unhurried flow of the nearby water.

About This Shaft Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shaft, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.622319, -78.942893. 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 Shaft includes the ZIP code (21532), 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.