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Welcome to Horseshoe Curve ...

Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County<1>.

Horseshoe Curve is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Horseshoe Curve lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Horseshoe Curve: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Horseshoe Curve ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horseshoe Curve.

  • Cumberland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Keyser
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
  • Meyersdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Berlin is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • Westernport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonaconing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Grantsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hyndman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
  • Piedmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Horseshoe Curve. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horseshoe Curve.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horseshoe Curve. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe Curve.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe Curve. See our Newspapers Page for Horseshoe Curve.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horseshoe Curve ...

Looking for more information about Horseshoe Curve? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Horseshoe Curve, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horseshoe Curve.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horseshoe Curve - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Horseshoe Curve area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Horseshoe Curve area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.