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 Cold 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 Cold 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 Cold 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cold Spring: Cold Spg. (or less commonly used: Cold Spng. or Cold Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cold Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cold 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.
Below are the counties that are near Cold Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cold Spring:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Cold Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Huntingdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Donation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Neffs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Birdville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Water Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Hesston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Riddlesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Saxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Langdondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Marble City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Maria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Waterside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Covedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shellytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Point View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Tyrone Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Culp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Flowing Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Oreminea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Grazierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Beavertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Lloydville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Buckhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Fallentimber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallitzin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Amsbry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spindley City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Musser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Marengo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Pine Grove Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Stormstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Park Forest Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Port Matilda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Krumrine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Boalsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Ginter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Osceola Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Chester Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Houtzdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Ramey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Utahville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Hegarty Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Waterfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Peru Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Reeds Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Perulack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- East Rutherford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Doyles Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Allensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Menno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Kistler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- McVeytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mattawana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kishacoquillas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Juniata Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Perry County
- New Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cold Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Cold Spring.
Cemeteries Near Cold Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cold 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 Cold Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cold Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Agudath Achim Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Petersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mark Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Weyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cold Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cold Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cold Spring, with the one closest to Cold Spring listed first.
- Huntingdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ardenheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ardenheim is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenheim
- Donation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McConnellstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Barree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barree is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barree
- Airydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Airydale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airydale
- Manor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Neffs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saulsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsburg
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Water Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cold Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cold Spring.
Newspapers Published in Cold 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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cold Spring, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cold Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cold Spring:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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> | 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 Cold Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Cold Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |