Big Pool, Maryland
CDP
About Big Pool
Set in the northwestern part of Maryland, Big Pool is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Big Pool is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.11 square miles.
📰 Big Pool News Today
- Roy Routzahn Obituary (1945 - 2026) - Big Pool, MD - The Frederick News-Post Legacy obituary · Apr 9
- Hilda Gerhart Draper Obituary - The Herald-Mail The Herald-Mail · Apr 4
- Weekend Weather Forecast for Big Pool, Maryland 21711 - The Weather Channel | weather.com The Weather Channel · Jan 7
- Big Pool, MD Future Radar: Next Hour Forecast WeatherBug · Sep 11
- Brenda Lee Francis Obituary | Donald Edwin Thompson Funeral Home Inc | Clear Spring, MD Tribute Archive · Mar 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Big Pool Unique
- The only place in America named Big Pool — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.11 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- CCC museum · Museum
- Captain's Quarters · Attraction
- Junior Officer's Quarters · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Big Pool
- Fort Frederick State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.11 sq mi
Coordinates39.6251, -78.0162