Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Prince George's County, Maryland

Good Luck

Ghost town and former census-designated place in Maryland, United States.

Record

About Good Luck

Good Luck is the name of a former rural neighborhood and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is located along Good Luck Road at and around the intersection with Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193).

This is a site record: what public sources say about Good Luck, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Good Luck is

USGS topographic map around Good Luck
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

21 historic USGS maps cover Good Luck

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Showing the first 16.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Good Luck

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Maryland index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Good Luck, Maryland": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q15221860.
  3. USGS GNIS 1714391.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).