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2023 Map of Clear Spring

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Clear Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Clear Spring sits as a central hub in this western Maryland landscape, where the Baltimore National Pike cuts through the valley floor. The map documents a corridor of long-standing community landmarks, from the Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cem to the Rose Hill Cem on the town's eastern edge. To the north, the terrain rises sharply into the Bear Pond Mountains and Rickard Mountain, separated by the deep cleft of Polecat Hollow.

Water plays a defining role in the region's geography, with the winding Conococheague Creek and its tributary, Little Conococheague Creek, draining the agricultural lands. Local family and church history is well-preserved through numerous small burying grounds like the Cushwa Cem and the Blairs Valley Methodist Church Cem, which serve as vital markers for genealogists tracing the early settlement patterns of Washington Co and the nearby Pennsylvania border at Franklin Co.