Barrelville, Maryland

About Barrelville

Set in the northwestern part of Maryland, Barrelville is a small unincorporated community.

Barrelville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.04 square miles.

📰 Barrelville News Today

• Evelyn O'Baker Obituary (2025) - Cumberland, MD - Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A. - Cumberland Legacy obituary · Nov 25
• George Wilhelm Sr Obituary Jan 1, 2014 Durst Funeral Home · Jan 1
• Barrelville, MD Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 14
• Francis J. (Tuck) Norris Obituary June 23, 2017 Smith Family Funeral Homes · Jun 23
• Kiya Wilhelm brings 'bronze to Barrelville' - The Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News · Sep 15

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What Makes Barrelville Unique

• The only place in America named Barrelville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.04 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

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