About Lewistown
Lewistown is a small unincorporated community in northern Maryland.
Lewistown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.64 square miles.
📰 Lewistown News Today
- Charles Millard Wachter Obituary Jan 18, 2026 Stauffer Funeral Homes · Jan 18
- Donald Martin Obituary (1938 - 2026) - Lewistown, MD - The Frederick News-Post Legacy obituary · May 14
- Herbert Franklin Martin Obituary Nov 5, 2023 Sauls Funeral Home · Dec 16
- Charles Wachter Obituary (1940 - 2026) - Lewistown, MD - The Frederick News-Post Legacy obituary · Jan 21
- Former Mayor Jim Grimes Dies at 85 The City of Frederick, MD (.gov) · Nov 9
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What Makes Lewistown Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Lewistown — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern 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 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lewistown
📍 Baugher Woods📍 Hunt Club Acres📍 Lewisdale Estates📍 Mills Manor📍 Mount Prospect Estates📍 Sandy Run Estates📍 Ziegler Estates
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🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Catoctin Furnace · Attraction
- Museum of the Iron Worker · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.64 sq mi
Coordinates39.5402, -77.4206