2014 Map of Clear Spring

About this map

Clear Spring and its surrounding agricultural valleys sit south of the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, where the terrain transitions from the ridge of Cove Mtn and Bear Pond Mountains into the rolling lowlands of Washington County. The National Pike serves as the primary east-west artery, connecting smaller communities like Shady Bower and Indian Springs. A dense concentration of cemeteries, including Rose Hill Cem, Saint Pauls Cem, and Clear Spring Peters Cem, suggests a long history of local settlement and family lineage in this corridor. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Little Conococheague Creek and several mountain gaps, most notably Stone Cabin Gap and Dunns Gap. This survey documents a rural landscape where topographic features like The Punchbowl and Gillians Knob intersect with a well-established network of farm-to-market roads such as Broadfording Road.