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 Good 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 Good 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 Good 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.
Another variation: Goodspring.
- A typical abbreviation for Good Spring: Good Spg. (or less commonly used: Good Spng. or Good Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Good Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Good 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 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.
Good Spring is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Good Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Good Spring:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Good Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Hegins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Joliett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Donaldson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- East Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Valley View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Lorberry Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Tower City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Beuchler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Meckville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Mount Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Wintersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Strausstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bernville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Locustdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grovania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Mainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Shumans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gratz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Pillow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Berrysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabethville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Mount Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Cocalico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Elstonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Poplar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Brickerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Mastersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Blainsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Hopeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Gold Mine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Jonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Greble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Heilmandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Gowen City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Leck Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Locust Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Alaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Marshallton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Natalie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Pfoutz Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Dundore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- McKees Half Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hummels Wharf
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Freeburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Pallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Kratzerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Aline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Union County
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Good Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Good Spring.
Cemeteries Near Good Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Good 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 Good Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Good Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollernan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gunkles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <2>
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Good Spring had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Good Spring, with the one closest to Good Spring listed first.
- Hegins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keffers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Joliett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Orwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Rausch Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- East Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Donaldson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Valley View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorberry Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Beuchler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ravine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Kehler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehler
- Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Good Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Good Spring.
Newspapers Published in Good 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Good Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Good Spring, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Good Spring.
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 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 Good Spring:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 Good Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Good Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |