Burkittsville
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town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- County
- Frederick
- Incorporated
- 1894 ; 132 years ago ( 1894 )
- Total
- 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km )
- Land
- 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 551 ft (168 m)
- Density
- 313/sq mi (120.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 301, 240
- Fips code
- 24-11400
- Website
- Burkittsville-MD.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Burkittsville
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Frederick County
- Population
- 142
- Area
- 1170000
- Elevation
- 174
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Official website
- www.burkittsville-md.gov
- Image
- Burkittsville street.JPG
- Households
- 82
- Dialing code
- 240
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- Commons category
- Burkittsville, Maryland
- postal code
- 21718
- inception
- 1894-00-00
- per capita income
- 42993
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Encyclopedic overview
Burkittsville is a historic village in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The village lies in the southern Middletown Valley along the eastern base of South Mountain.
Burkittsville is a residential area with an economy based in agriculture and tourism. The village was the scene of the Battle of Crampton's Gap, part of the Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign of the Civil War on September 14, 1862. Burkittsville was also made a subject of national attention when it was used as the setting of the 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project. Nearby attractions include the Gathland State Park and the Appalachian Trail. A Gravity hill also exists nearby on Gapland road.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burkittsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.