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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Beaver Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Beaver Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Beaver Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beaver Springs: Beaver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Beaver Spngs. or Beaver Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Snyder County: Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Beaver Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver Springs:

  • Snyder County     (The home county of Beaver Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.
    • Benfer
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benfer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benfer
      • From Beaver Springs to Benfer
    • Beavertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <3>
    • Middle Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Troxelville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
    • McClure
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <3>
    • Paxtonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bannerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Coon Hunter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Middleburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <3>
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shadle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Penns Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
      • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <3>
    • Aline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.
    • Woodward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingleby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fiedler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Coburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Livonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Livonia
      • From Beaver Springs to Livonia
    • Aaronsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <3>
    • Millheim
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <3>
    • Zerby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zerby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zerby
      • From Beaver Springs to Zerby
    • Rebersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Penn Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Madisonburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
    • Spring Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <3>
    • Potters Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.
    • Greenburr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <3>
    • Tylersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rote
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rote
      • From Beaver Springs to Rote
    • Rauchtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Abdera
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Castanea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
      • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <3>
    • Dunnstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
    • Flemington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Dauphin County
  • Juniata County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.
    • Collomsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Antes Fort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.
    • Alfarata
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alfarata
      • From Beaver Springs to Alfarata
    • Paintersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Honey Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Burnham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <3>
    • Highland Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Milroy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <3>
    • Reedsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Yeagertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lewistown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Juniata Terrace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Lewistown Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
  • Perry County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.
    • Klingerstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingerstown
      • Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klingerstown <3>
    • Rough and Ready
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Union County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaver Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver Springs.

Cemeteries Near Beaver Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver Springs.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beaver Springs had a population of 402 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver Springs, with the one closest to Beaver Springs listed first.

  • Benfer
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benfer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
    • Benfer is located in Snyder County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Benfer
    • From Beaver Springs to Benfer
  • Beavertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
    • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <3>
  • Middle Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Raubs Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raubs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubs Mills
    • Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County
  • Troxelville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
    • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Snyder County
  • McClure
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
    • McClure is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <3>
  • Evendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evendale
    • Evendale is located in Juniata County
  • Crossgrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
    • Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Swales
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cocolamus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cocolamus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
    • Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
  • Richfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Paxtonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bannerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McAlisterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlisterville
      • McAlisterville is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlisterville <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Springs.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Beaver Springs ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Springs.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Beaver Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Beaver Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Beaver Springs.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Beaver Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Beaver Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beaver Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaver Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7463, Longitude: -77.2099    









 

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