Maryland Gazetteer
North Branch Potomac River is a physical feature (stream) in Allegany County. The primary coordinates for North Branch Potomac River places it within the MD 21555 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | North Branch Potomac River |
| Category: | Maryland physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at Fairfax Stone in West Virginia just south of the West Virginia-Maryland state boundary on Backbone Mountain, trends northeast to join South Barnch Potomac River to form Potomac River. |
| County: | Allegany County |
| Latitude: | 39.5284255 |
| Longitude: | -78.5875141 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for North Branch Potomac River: North Branch Potomac River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for North Branch Potomac River does not include property ownership information.
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Oldtown, MD
(1.4 miles NW) Green Spring, WV (1.4 miles W) Paw Paw, WV (6.8 miles E) Spring Gap, MD (7.4 miles WNW) Springfield, WV (7.9 miles SW) |
Fort Ashby, WV
(9.9 miles W) Wiley Ford, WV (11.6 miles WNW) Flintstone, MD (12.2 miles N) Cumberland, MD (12.7 miles NW) Little Orleans, MD (12.7 miles ENE) |
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Millen, WV
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Donaldson, WV
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