Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 census. The Western Maryland community is notable for being located at the narrowest part of the state. The north–south distance from the Pennsylvania state line to the West Virginia state line is only 1.8 miles (2.9 km) at Hancock.
Main Street in Hancock in 2006
An illustration of Hancock, Maryland, in the November 8, 1862, edition of Harper's Weekly
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
I-70/US 40 westbound at the exit for US 522 south in Hancock
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,705. It is the most populous county in the Western Maryland region and its county seat is Hagerstown.
Burnside's Bridge in Washington County, site of heavy combat during the Battle of Antietam
View south along I-81 from I-70 in Washington County
Hagerstown
Williamsport