| Shaft, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the State of Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allegany |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.06 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.04 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 208 |
| Population Density Km2: | 102.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 264.63 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1775 |
| Coordinates: | 39.6242°N -78.94°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 21532[2] |
| Area Code: | 240 and 301 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-71460 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583687 |
Shaft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 235.[3] It is located south of Frostburg, in the Georges Creek Valley. It lies at an elevation of .
Borden, or Borden Shaft, was the site of a major deep mine in the valley. The principal owners of the mines were the Borden family of Massachusetts. Deep mines were unusual in the area, as most were drift mines in the Big Vein region. In 1907, the mine operator was H. and W. Hitchens Coal company. The C&P railroad delivered the windlass for the mine, then used its railroad crane to set it in place.