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History · Detmold

Half of Detmold’s homes were built after 1956

Most of Detmold was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956. Below: maps from 1898 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Detmold’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Detmold are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18986 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1998. Watch Detmold change.Old housesHalf of Detmold’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Detmold’s history is told.

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On the map

Detmold on the map, 1898 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Detmold. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Detmold on the 1898 USGS mapDetmold on the 1901 USGS mapDetmold on the 1950 USGS mapDetmold on the 1974 USGS mapDetmold on the 1981 USGS mapDetmold on the 1998 USGS map1898Frostburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Detmold.

The story so far

Detmold, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Detmold yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Detmold is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 71. Detmold is in western Allegany County along Maryland Route 36, which leads north 9 miles (14 km) to Frostburg and 7 miles (11 km) south to Westernport. The town is in the valley of Georges Creek between two high ridges: Big Savage Mountain to the northwest, and Dans Mountain to the southeast. The town is named for Christian Edward Detmold of Lonaconing Iron Furnace fame. It is south of Lonaconing, along Route 36. It had a population of 71 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 71 to 66 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.