Welcome to Big Spring ...

Big Spring is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Big Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Big Spring: Big Spg. (or less commonly used: Big Spng. or Big Sprng.)

Big Spring is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Big Spring: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Big Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Big Spring: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Baltimore County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 21 communities that are also named Big Spring - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Spring.

Communities near Big Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Spring.

• Hagerstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Greencastle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Boonsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Smithsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <5>
• Williamsport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Mercersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <5>
• Hancock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• Keedysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
  • Keedysville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Big Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Spring. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Spring.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Big Spring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Spring ...

Looking for more information about Big Spring? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Spring.

Adding Big Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Spring in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Big Spring post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/