Gilmore, MD

Gilmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. The 2010 census counted 127 residents. Gilmore is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gilmore lies in the valley of Georges Creek, a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River, between Dans Mountain to the southeast and Big Savage Mountain to the northwest. A newcomer can read Gilmore through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Gilmore comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Maryland Route 36 runs north–south through the community.