Detour, Maryland

Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States

39°36′14″N 77°16′05″W / 39.60389°N 77.26806°W / 39.60389; -77.26806CountryUnited StatesStateMarylandCountyCarrollTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Detour is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.^[3]

History

A post office called Detour was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1993.^[4] According to tradition, the indirect route of the railroad extending to the site accounts for the name.^[5]

William and Catherine Biggs Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[6]

Location

Detour is located in western Carroll County and to the west of Detour is the Frederick County Line (Double Pipe Creek), to the east of Detour is Keymar, to the north of Detour is another unincorporated community called Keysville, and to the south of Detour is Ladiesburg, another unincorporated community. Detour has a Methodist Protestant Church.

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ "Geographic Names Information System". Detour (Populated Place). U.S. Geological Survey. January 29, 2009.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 33.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.