Beaver Creek is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in eastern
Washington County,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
, United States. Its population was 251 as of the
2010 census.
It is located southeast of
Hagerstown and north of
Boonsboro near
U.S. Route 40 and
Maryland Route 66
Maryland Route 66 (MD 66) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Mapleville Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Hagerstown–Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Route 40 Alternate (US ...
. The community is officially included in the
Hagerstown Metropolitan Area
The Hagerstown–Martinsburg Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as Hagerstown–Martinsburg, Maryland–West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), constitutes the primary c ...
(Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area). This town was founded in 1766.
Although Beaver Creek is home to several historic landmarks such as Beaver Creek School and the
Doub's Mill Historic District, most of the community's development has occurred since the 1990s, with new and upscale housing for professionals from Hagerstown and from the
Washington, D.C.
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Metro area.
The area is known for its picturesque countryside with rolling hills and a backdrop of
South Mountain.
Demographics
Gallery
Image:Doub's Mill.jpg, Doub's Mill in Beaver Creek
Image:BeaverCreekChurchRoad.JPG, Beaver Creek Church Road
Image:BeaverCreek.JPG, Beaver Creek
References
Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Maryland
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