Barton, MD

Barton is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. The 2020 census counted 464 residents. Barton is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Reverend William Shaw, a Methodist minister settled on the site of Barton in 1794. In Barton, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Barton, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. His son, William Shaw Jr.