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 Green 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 Green 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 Green 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 Green Spring: Green Spg. (or less commonly used: Green Spng. or Green Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Green Spring is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Green Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Spring:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Green Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lees Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Bears Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Shippensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnitz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Caprivi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Trust
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Bendersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Arendtsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aspers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Biglerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Latimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Cashtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Mowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Pleasant Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Green Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Doylestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Newbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Caledonia Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Knobsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orbisonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Aughwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Pogue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Maddensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Mount Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Three Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- East Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Doyles Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Locust Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Newton Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Kistler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mattawana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Atkinson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- McVeytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- New Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Landisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Alinda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Falling Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Ickesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Blain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Wellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Harmony Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Roler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Green Spring.
Cemeteries Near Green Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green 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 Green Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Green Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Eby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCaskey Graves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westminister Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Green Spring had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Oakville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Stoughstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Heberlig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lees Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Walnut Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Mowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Middle Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Hays Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Shippensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cleversburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cleversburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleversburg
- Longsdorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Spring.
Newspapers Published in Green 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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Spring, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green 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 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 Green Spring:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- York County
- Washington 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 Green Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Green Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |