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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo Springs: Buffalo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Spngs. or Buffalo Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buffalo Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Springs:
- Lebanon County (The home county of Buffalo Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miners Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Burd Coleman Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Myerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quentin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robesonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meckville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Rehrersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- North Heidelberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Wernersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Phoebe Berks Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Adamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Compass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Dampman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Suplee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Elverson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Isabella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Birdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Cupola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Atglen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Lemoyne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- West Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Bachmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Union Deposit
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Manadahill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Marene Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Brickerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Hopeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Cocalico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Brunnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elstonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Fairland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Lititz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blainsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Irving
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Marstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Suedberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Beuchler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Moyers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Summit Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Lorberry Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Echo Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Aucheys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Friedensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- East Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- York Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Craley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Wolf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Yorkana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marsh Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Valley Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Redland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Springs.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo 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 Buffalo Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Lapps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cornwall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miners Village Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Horst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Cemetery
- The Horst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snavely Cemetery
- Hebron Moravian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeland UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45105 <2>
- South Annville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
- The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long's Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Buffalo Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
- Rexmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rexmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexmont
- Schaefferstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reistville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reistville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reistville
- Iona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iona is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Miners Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Brickerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kleinfeltersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- North Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cornwall
- Millbach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millbach is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbach
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Myerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Springs.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo 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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 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 Buffalo Springs:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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 Buffalo 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- Buffalo Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |