Welcome to Flowing Spring ...

Flowing Spring is located in Blair County<1>.

The location of Flowing Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flowing Spring, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Flowing Spring: Flowing Spg. (or less commonly used: Flowing Spng. or Flowing Sprng.)

Flowing Spring is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Flowing Spring lies within the (814) area code.

Websites for Flowing Spring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Flowing Spring, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Flowing Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flowing Spring.

• Altoona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Huntingdon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Tyrone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Cresson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Todd
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flowing Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Flowing Spring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flowing Spring ...

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

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

Adding Flowing Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flowing Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Flowing Spring on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flowing Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flowing Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/