Abandoned Record
About Lapidum
Lapidum is a ghost town in Harford County, Maryland, USA, located at the head of navigation of the Susquehanna River on the west bank across from Port Deposit.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Lapidum, 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 Lapidum is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Lapidum
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.
- 1900 Havre De Grace sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1942 Havre De Grace sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Baltimore sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Aberdeen sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Baltimore sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Baltimore sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Baltimore sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Baltimore sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 York sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Baltimore sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
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 Lapidum
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Maryland index.
- Frenchtown15.5 mi E · Cecil
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Lapidum, Maryland": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6488185.
- USGS GNIS 585359.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).