Welcome to Good Spring ...

Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

The location of Good 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 Good Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

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

Good Spring is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Good Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Good Spring - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Good Spring.

Communities near Good Spring ...

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

• Pottsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Shamokin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Minersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Frackville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <4>
• Myerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
  • Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <4>
• Saint Clair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <4>
• Kulpmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Ashland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>

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 Good Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Good Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Good 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 Good Spring.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Good Spring ...

Looking for more information about Good 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 Good Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Good Spring.

Adding Good Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Good 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 Good Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Good Spring post office opened in 1890.

We also found Good Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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