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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 Clear Spring (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 Clear Spring. 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 Clear Spring ...

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 Clear Spring: Clear Spg. (or less commonly used: Clear Spng. or Clear Sprng.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clear Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear Spring.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Clear Spring 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 Clear Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Spring:

  • Lebanon County     (The home county of Clear Spring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Annville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Syner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Syner is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
    • Palmyra
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Westmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Westmont is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Heilmandale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
    • Fontana
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fontana is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Campbelltown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • West Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Bunker Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Colebrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Meckville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Meckville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
    • Mount Aetna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wintersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wintersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Rehrersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
    • Womelsdorf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Schubert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
    • Robesonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • New Schaefferstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
    • North Heidelberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
    • Strausstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bernville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Lemoyne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lower Allen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
    • New Cumberland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • West Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
    • Wormleysburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Camp Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Enola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Westwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Lisburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
    • Shiremanstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Good Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Sporting Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • Allenview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Allenview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Grantville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bachmanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
    • Hershey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shellsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
    • Union Deposit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
    • Manadahill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
    • Hummelstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyline View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
    • Clifton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Linglestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Marene Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
    • Rutherford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
    • Springford Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Mastersonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
    • Elstonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
    • Mount Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Aberdeen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Milton Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
    • Elizabethtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Elm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Naumanstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
    • Rheems
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rheems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
    • Brickerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Manheim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Sporting Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Leck Kill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
    • Malta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Malta is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Mandata
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
    • Gowen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
    • Bear Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Locust Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Herndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <1>
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Marysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Perdix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Perdix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
    • Cove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • New Buffalo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Duncannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Liverpool
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Glen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rose Glen is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
    • Bailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bailey is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Irving
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Irving is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Suedberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
    • Beuchler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
    • Marstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
    • Orwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
    • Tower City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorberry Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
    • Paradise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Ravine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Joliett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
    • Keffers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
    • East Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • McKees Half Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
    • Chapman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chapman is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Port Trevorton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring, with the one closest to Clear Spring listed first.
    • Goldsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Marsh Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • New Market
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • New Market is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Redland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Redland Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
    • Valley Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Green is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • York Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Quaker Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Manchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Wolf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rudytown ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
    • Strinestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Strinestown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
    • Erney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Erney is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
    • Lewisberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Clear Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Spring.

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 Clear Spring - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Siegrist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Annville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • South Bellegrove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellegrove Cemetery
    • The South Bellegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • South Annville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
    • The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Long's Cemetery
  • Fairland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hostetter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shirks UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks UMC Cemetery
    • The Shirks UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sherks UMC Cemetery
  • Hershey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bachman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • St. John's UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grantville.
    • The St. John's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grantville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980027 <2>
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...

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.<4>

While we didn't find Clear Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clear Spring.

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

  • Annville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Palmyra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellegrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
  • Syner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Syner is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
  • Cleona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Campbelltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fontana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fontana is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
  • Westmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Westmont is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Heilmandale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
  • Ono
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cornwall Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
  • Coheva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Coheva is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • East Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hanover is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
    • Bunker Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Clear Spring ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Spring, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clear Spring.

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 either 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 Clear Spring:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Clear Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.