About Big Spring
Big Spring, MD is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Maryland.
Big Spring holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.14 square miles.
📰 Big Spring News Today
- Izzy Fry headlines Big Spring softball rout over West Perry PennLive.com · Apr 16
- Big Spring for Big Steam in 2026 trains.com · Mar 20
- Republicans edge out Dems in first two days of Washington County’s early voting period - Tri-State Alert Tri-State Alert · Jun 13
- Cheryl Yvonne Brumbaugh Obituary - The Herald-Mail The Herald-Mail · Jun 5
- Obituary for Donald Wayne Hart jldavisfh.com · Feb 4
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Big Spring Unique
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Big Spring
- Prather’s Neck Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.14 sq mi
Coordinates39.6259, -77.9396