RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Snyder County >> Beaver SpringsIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania





Welcome to Beaver Springs ...

Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Beaver Springs: Beaver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Beaver Spngs. or Beaver Sprngs.)

Beaver Springs is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Beaver Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Beaver Springs: 17812<3>

Communities Also Named Beaver Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beaver Springs - it's located in Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaver Springs.

Communities near Beaver Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beaver Springs.

  • Selinsgrove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
    • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <5>
  • Mifflinburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
    • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <5>
  • Millersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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.<4> 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 <5>
  • Liverpool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <5>
  • McClure
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Mifflintown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Royal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<4> 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 <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beaver Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beaver Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Springs. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Beaver Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Springs ...

Looking for more information about Beaver Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beaver Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beaver Springs.

Adding Beaver Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaver Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beaver Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Beaver Springs post office opened in 1850.

We also found Beaver Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Snyder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Beaver Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Beaver Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025