McKenzie, Maryland

McKenzie, Maryland
Unincorporated community
McKenzie, Maryland is located in Maryland
McKenzie, Maryland
Location within the State of Maryland
McKenzie, Maryland is located in the United States
McKenzie, Maryland
McKenzie, Maryland (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°34′02″N 78°49′26″W / 39.56722°N 78.82389°W / 39.56722; -78.82389
Country United States
State Maryland
County Allegany
Elevation
[1]
679 ft (207 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID590778[1]

McKenzie is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.[1]

Its name is derived from a family which owned a large farm along the river bottom in the area. It is located directly across from the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, West Virginia.[citation needed] The area was formerly a railroad junction of the Patterson Creek Cutoff and the main B&O line. McKenzie is also the site of one of the first settlements in Allegany County. In the fields of the river bottom, arrowheads and flint can be found, suggesting a possible Native American community at one time, similar to the Barton, Maryland site.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKenzie, Maryland