Paramount-Long Meadow, MD

united states

Paramount-Long Meadow is a rural Maryland community of 2,500 people in Washington County, about 15 miles southwest of Hagerstown near the Pennsylvania line. Most visitors arrive via I-70 west from Baltimore or DC (70 miles), connecting through Hagerstown, while Pennsylvania travelers use US-11 south. The area sits in fertile Cumberland Valley farmland with rolling hills, and the community's name comes from two merged historic settlements, with Long Meadow referring to the expansive grasslands that attracted early livestock farmers.