Loys

Loys is a village in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Loys is situated nearby to the hamlet Graceham, as well as near Emmitsburg Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loys Station Covered Bridge.

Loys Station Covered Bridge

Bridge

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Loys Station Covered Bridge is a multiple king post wooden covered bridge near Thurmont, Maryland. The bridge was burned by an arsonist in 1991 and rebuilt using surviving framing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Graceham and Rocky Ridge.

Graceham is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Graceham is home to Graceham Moravian Church and Parsonage. Graceham is situated 1½ miles west of Loys.

Rocky Ridge

Hamlet

Photo: Clariosophic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rocky Ridge is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The name "Rocky Ridge" likely refers to a ridge of ironstone which runs through the area. Rocky Ridge is situated 2 miles east of Loys.

Creagerstown

Hamlet

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Creagerstown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is playfully known by its residents as "4 miles from everywhere" because of its situation at 4 miles from Thurmont, Woodsboro, Rocky Ridge, and Lewistown. Creagerstown is situated 2 miles south of Loys.

Loys

Type: Village
Also known as: “Loys Station”
Category: locality
Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.60635° or 39° 36′ 23″ north

Longitude

-77.3524° or 77° 21′ 9″ west

Elevation

374 feet (114 metres)

Open location code

87F4JJ4X+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158641647

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

4361341

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