Our Genealogy Helper
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 Boiling 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 Boiling 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 Boiling 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Boiling Springs: Boiling Spgs. (or less commonly used: Boiling Spngs. or Boiling Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Boiling Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boiling Springs.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Boiling Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boiling Springs:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Boiling Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Craighead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Mount Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Roxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Barnitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Schlusser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- New Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trindle Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Hunters Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Latimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Gargol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- York Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gardners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Idaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Heidlersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Bendersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Paxtang
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Highspire
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dauphin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Progress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Mowersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Caledonia Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Pinola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mount Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Orrstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- West Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Pleasant Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Locust Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Old Port
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Perulack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Campbelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Falling Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Alinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Mecks Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perdix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Landisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Blain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Mount Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Andersontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Wellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Lewisberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carroll County (MD)
- Harney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boiling Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Boiling Springs.
Cemeteries Near Boiling Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boiling 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boiling Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boiling Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Springville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Letort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlisle.
- The Letort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kutz Cemetery
- Kutz's Cemetery
- Letort UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965543 <2>
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longsdorf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boiling Springs had a population of 523 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
- Hatton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Leidighs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leidighs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leidighs
- Craighead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Mount Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandtsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
- Bonny Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Upper Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mill
- Williams Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Hunters Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Trindle Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Dillsburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- New Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boiling Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boiling Springs.
Newspapers Published in Boiling 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boiling Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boiling Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boiling Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Boiling Springs:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Boiling Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boiling Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |