Clear Spring’s post office opened in 1823, and 64% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Plumb Grove.
How Clear Spring began
When was Clear Spring founded?
The Clear Spring post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1836.
1 historic place in Clear Spring
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Clear Spring’s history
What year was Clear Spring founded?
The Clear Spring post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1836.
What is on the National Register in Clear Spring?
One place: the Plumb Grove (listed 2011).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.