Edgemont

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Edgemont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 231 as of the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Edgemont, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Wallis Simpson

American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)

Ed McCaffrey

American football player

Henry Harbaugh

Marshall College graduate and pastor of the Reformed Church of Lancaster (1817–1867)

Abraham Barr Snively

American sports coach (1899-1964)

Benjamin Franklin Leiter

American politician (1813-1866)

Don Heffner

American baseball player, coach, manager (1911–1989)

Fred Bear

American bow hunter (1902–1988)

Joseph Casey

Congressman (1814–1879)

J

John Bonamego

American football player and coach

Levi Leiter

American businessman (1834–1904)

Max Bishop

Baseball player and coach (1899-1962)

Myrl Brown

American baseball player

P

Patrick Fleagle

American politician

R

R. Keith McCormick

modern pentathlete

S

Samuel Lahm

politician (1812-1876)

T

Terry L. Punt

American politician (1949–2009)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• Ringgold
  2.5 mi away
• Cavetown
  3.4 mi away
• Highfield-Cascade
  3.8 mi away
• Leitersburg
  4.1 mi away
• Jugtown
  5 mi away
• Sabillasville
  5 mi away
• Mount Aetna
  6.4 mi away
• Reid
  7.5 mi away
• Paramount-Long Meadow
  7.7 mi away
• Beaver Creek
  8.6 mi away
• Graceham
  9.4 mi away
• Mount Lena
  9.4 mi away

Browse all places in Maryland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Virginia Giant Hover Fly

Milesia virginiensis

Seen 2026-09-17

climbing false buckwheat

Fallopia scandens

Seen 2026-09-17

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Seen 2026-09-17

Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Seen 2026-09-16

Bristly Cutworm Moth

Lacinipolia renigera

Seen 2026-09-15

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-15

mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Seen 2026-09-15

American sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-15

Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).