Franklintown

Franklintown is a locality in Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland. Franklintown is situated nearby to the neighborhood Windsor Terrace, as well as near Colonial Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute and Lorraine Park Cemetery.

University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

Hospital

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University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute is a rehabilitation hospital located along the border of the Forest Park neighborhood of northwest Baltimore City and Woodlawn in Maryland.

Lorraine Park Cemetery

Cemetery

Lorraine Park Cemetery is a cemetery located in Baltimore, Maryland. It rests on about 60 acres of land. Formerly known as Lorraine Farm, the exact date of its founding is not entirely known - however, it may have been founded as early as 1872.

Gwynn Oak Park

Park

Gwynn Oak Park is a park that was the site of a privately owned amusement park, located in the community of Gwynn Oak, just outside northwest Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore County. Gwynn Oak Park is situated 1½ miles north of Franklintown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Hills and West Baltimore.

West Hills

Neighborhood

West Hills is a neighborhood in the Southwest District of Baltimore, located between the neighborhoods of Westgate, Franklintown and Hunting Ridge. Its boundaries are drawn by the Baltimore County line, Baltimore National Pike and North Franklintown Road.

West Baltimore

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West Baltimore is a huge section of the city notorious for violent and other drug-related crime, but also for its unique culture, endless streets of old Baltimore rowhouses with their marble stoops, and sprawling parklands.

Dickeyville

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Dickeyville is a neighborhood.

Franklintown

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Franklin”
Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.30455° or 39° 18′ 16″ north

Longitude

-76.71164° or 76° 42′ 42″ west

Elevation

305 feet (93 metres)

Open location code

87F5873Q+R8

GeoNames ID

4355576

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