McKenzie, Maryland

McKenzie, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Location within the State of Maryland Show map of Maryland McKenzie, Maryland (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°34′02″N78°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 zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	590778 [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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKenzie, Maryland