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1910 Galaxy Dr
Finksburg, MD (in city)
4 Bed, 3+ Bath Home
2408 sq.ft.
Beautiful colonial on 1.3 level acres in the middle of a superb neighborhood. Features include …more»
$689,000 View on Map
MGW1250
3713 Old Gamber Rd
Finksburg, MD (in city)
5 Bed, 4 Bath Home
6000 sq.ft.
$235,000 View on Map
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1714 Bethel Rd
Westminster, MD (2.2 miles)
4 Bed, 2 Bath Home
1296 sq.ft.
Charming, newly updated home on a large even lot (.7 acre).  This peaceful oasis has 4 …more»
$259,900 View on Map
AWP4943
1608 Carriage Hill Dr
Westminster, MD (5.5 miles)
3 Bed, 2 Bath Home
1028 sq.ft.
$476,900 View on Map
TDD0894
342 Central Ave
Glyndon, MD (5.6 miles)
4 Bed, 2 Bath Home
2200 sq.ft.
$159,900 View on Map
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40 Carroll View Ave
Westminster, MD (5.8 miles)
2 Bed, 1 Bath Condominium
900 sq.ft.
$165,000 View on Map
DAM8922
643 Glynock Pl
Reisterstown, MD (6.3 miles)
2 Bed, 1 Bath Townhome
$299,000 View on Map
DGG5100
16005 Dark Hollow Rd
Upperco, MD (6.3 miles)
2 Bed, 2 Bath Home
1443 sq.ft.
$213,900 View on Map
PPA3518
15 W George St
Westminster, MD (6.9 miles)
3 Bed, 2 Bath Home
1280 sq.ft.
$192,000 View on Map
MMW0583
325-21 Pleasanton Rd.
Westminster, MD (7.7 miles)
2 Bed, 2 Bath Condominium
1486 sq.ft.
 

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Local city information for Finksburg, MD

Finksburg is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is the location of the National Security Agency's EKMS Central Facility. Finksburg is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 91 and Maryland Route 140, on the border of Carroll and Baltimore counties. It is an unincorporated area about one mile northwest of the Liberty Reservoir and six miles southeast of Westminster, Maryland.

Finksburg is named after Adam Fink, owner of a local tavern and toll road in the early 1800s.

The Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple is located in Finksburg.

Actor Fred Gwynne is interred here at the Sandymount United Methodist Church's graveyard, but his grave was unmarked.

  • 1849 - Edward Remington and the Patapsco Mining Company opened cobalt mines near Finksburg
  • 1855 - Western Maryland Railroad reached Finksburg
  • 1856 - A. L. Hoover was postmaster of Finksburg, earning $63.60 for the year
  • 1858 - Cobalt mining was unprofitable and mines were closed for financial reasons
  • 1866 - Baseball was the most popular sport, the "Star" of Finksburg was the local club (team)
  • 1873 - The Alpha Farmers' Club of Carroll County was established
  • 1881 - The Finksburg Literary Society organized lecturers for Friday night meetings at the Mechanics' Hall. Admission was 5 cents.
  • 1888 - L. A. J. Lamotte operated a business for canning corn
  • 1935 - Sandymount Elementary School began as a three-room stone building consolidating the smaller one room schools of Reese, Bethel, and Sandymount.

Timeline information taken from, unless otherwise noted:
Warner, Nancy, Ralph Levering and Margaret Taylor Woltz. Carroll County Maryland: A History 1837-1976. Carroll County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

Category:Carroll County, Maryland
Category:Unincorporated communities in Maryland

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