Editing Clear Spring, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

The town is situated at the eastern base of Fairview Mountain. The area is underlain by Conococheague limestone. The spring after which the town is named is the only local source of ground water, from which the local run, Tom's Run, receives its volume.

[[File:2019-05-18 14 15 19 View west along U.S. Route 40 (Cumberland Street) at Maryland State Route 68 (Mill Street) in Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|US 40 westbound through central Clear Spring]]