Garrett County, Maryland

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Garrett County, Maryland is a rural, mountainous county in the westernmost part of the state known for its high elevations, outdoor recreation, and natural scenery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Allegany County, Maryland
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Grant County, West Virginia
Mineral County, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
contains Casselman River Bridge State Park
Deep Creek Lake
Potomac-Garrett State Forest
surface form: Garrett State Forest

Herrington Manor State Park
New Germany State Park
North Branch Potomac River
surface form: Potomac River headwaters

Savage River State Forest
Swallow Falls State Park
Wisp Resort
Youghiogheny River
country United States of America
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2900 feet at Backbone Mountain
FIPSCode 24023
GNISID 01710909
hasArea approximately 656 square miles
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasCountySeat Oakland, Maryland
hasLargestSettlement Oakland, Maryland
hasLegislativeDistrict Maryland's 6th congressional district
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.garrettcounty.org/
hasPopulation approximately 28,000 (2020 census)
hasPrimaryEconomicSector agriculture
forestry
tourism
hasRegionCode area code 240
area code 301
hasVehicleRegistrationCode Maryland
highestPoint Backbone Mountain
inception 1872
knownFor boating
fall foliage
hiking
natural scenery
outdoor recreation
skiing
locatedIn Western Maryland
locatedInMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter John Work Garrett
partOf Maryland

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Backbone Mountain runsThroughCounty Garrett County, Maryland
Fayette County borderedBy Garrett County, Maryland
Somerset County borders Garrett County, Maryland
Fayette County, Pennsylvania borders Garrett County, Maryland
North Branch Potomac River flowsThrough Garrett County, Maryland
Western Maryland containsAdministrativeDivision Garrett County, Maryland
Somerset County, Pennsylvania borders Garrett County, Maryland
Hoye Crest trail locatedIn Garrett County, Maryland
Tucker County, West Virginia borders Garrett County, Maryland
Preston County, West Virginia borders Garrett County, Maryland
Hoye Crest locatedIn Garrett County, Maryland
Youghiogheny River flowsThrough Garrett County, Maryland
Mineral County, West Virginia hasBorderWith Garrett County, Maryland
Circuit Court for Garrett County countyServed Garrett County, Maryland
this entity surface form: Garrett County
Circuit Court for Garrett County jurisdiction Garrett County, Maryland
Circuit Court for Garrett County location Garrett County, Maryland
Oakland, Maryland locatedIn Garrett County, Maryland
Oakland, Maryland countySeatOf Garrett County, Maryland
Oakland, Maryland transportHubFor Garrett County, Maryland
Diocese of Baltimore territoryIncludes Garrett County, Maryland
Bloomington, Maryland governingBody Garrett County, Maryland
this entity surface form: Garrett County government