Antietam, MD

Antietam is a tiny, quiet hamlet in Washington County, home to fewer than a hundred people. Set along the scenic Antietam Creek, the village grew around an old 18th-century ironworks, and you can still see historic stone ruins and an 1832 arched bridge scattered across the landscape. It feels like a peaceful step back in time, surrounded by rolling Maryland hills, historic farms, and nearby battlefields. For anyone looking to settle somewhere truly rural, it offers incredible scenery and a very slow, private pace of life.