Lonaconing, Maryland

About Lonaconing

Lonaconing, MD is a tiny community located in northwestern Maryland counting 987 people who proudly call it home.

Lonaconing holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.36 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,742 residents per square mile.

📰 Lonaconing News Today

• Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Lonaconing Atlas Obscura · Jun 19
• Lonaconing Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 30
• Lonaconing mayor corrects 'disturbing' comments over water bills - The Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News · Aug 7
• Obituary information for Eldon Lee Nicol, Sr. Covenant Funeral Service · Dec 30
• Md. ambulance station on track to reopen after shutdown exposed staffing, facility problems EMS1 · Dec 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lonaconing Unique

• The only place in America named Lonaconing — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lonaconing

• Dans Mountain State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Furnace Park reviews ★
• Lonaconing Historic District reviews ★
• Lonanconing Ballfield reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lonaconing

• George's Creek Elementary
• Westmar Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lonaconing

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