Spring Gap

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Spring Gap

Total population

49

Median home value

$279,200

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation641 m

Land area1.68 km²

Weather66°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates39.57°, -78.71°

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

Spring Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 55.

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 Spring Gap, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Michael Cresap

Continental Army officer (1742–1775)

Thomas Scott

Clerk of the Ohio State Senate and Ohio Supreme Court Judge

W

William M. Lindsay

American politician

Jason C. Buckel

American politician from Maryland

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

Nearby places in Maryland

• Oldtown
  5 mi away · pop. 112
• Potomac Park
  6.4 mi away
• Cresaptown
  7.2 mi away · pop. 5,121
• La Vale
  9.8 mi away · pop. 4,196
• Ellerslie
  10.9 mi away
• Clarysville
  11.1 mi away · pop. 13
• Eckhart Mines
  11.8 mi away
• Flintstone
  11.8 mi away
• Danville
  11.9 mi away
• Ocean
  13 mi away · pop. 18
• Midland
  13.1 mi away · pop. 589
• Shaft
  13.2 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.

Books about Spring Gap

Maryland

Leonard M. Adkins · 2013

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-23

Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

Seen 2026-09-23

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Seen 2026-09-21

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-20

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Seen 2026-09-20

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-20

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

Seen 2026-09-20

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Seen 2026-09-20

chestnut oak

Quercus montana

Seen 2026-09-20

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