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Learn About Burkittsville, Maryland

Burkittsville is a historic village located in Frederick County.  It shares borders to the north with the communities of Rohrersville and Middletown.  To the east lies the community of Braddock Heights, while Brownsville borders the village to the west.  The community of Brunswick is located to the south.

The village lies in the southern portion of the Middletown Valley along the eastern base of South Mountain.  Burkittsville is primarily a residential community, with an economy based on agriculture and tourism.  The village gained national attention in 1999 when it was used as the setting for the horror film The Blair Witch Project.  Nearby attractions include Gathland State Park and the Appalachian Trail.  According to the United States Census Bureau, Burkittsville covers a total area of 0.45 square miles, all of which is land.

English settlement in this region began in the early 18th century.  Land in the southwestern portion of the Middletown Valley was surveyed and patented in the 1720s.  The first land tract patented within the present boundaries of Burkittsville was known as “Dawson’s Purchase,” which was officially patented on May 14, 1741.

Burkittsville was founded by two property owners, Major Joshua Harley and Henry Burkitt.  The western half of the village was first established as “Harley’s Post Office” in 1824.  After Harley’s death in 1828, Henry Burkitt renamed the community Burkittsville.  Over the next thirty years, the village grew to include stores, shops, blacksmiths, a schoolhouse, and a tannery.

On September 14, 1862, Burkittsville was the site of the Battle of Crampton’s Gap, which was part of the larger Battle of South Mountain during the Civil War.  Confederate cavalry under the command of Colonel Thomas Munford and General J.E.B. Stuart occupied the village.  The Reformed and Lutheran churches, along with the adjacent schoolhouse, were used as hospitals to treat more than 300 wounded soldiers from both sides.  These historic buildings still stand today.

Nearly all of Burkittsville is designated as a historic district.  The village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.  The Burkittsville Historic District encompasses approximately 300 acres and includes about 70 structures.  It is also part of the larger Crampton’s Gap Historic District, which covers the southern portion of the land involved in the Battle of South Mountain.  This district extends from the western side of Crampton’s Gap, across South Mountain, and about one mile east of Burkittsville.