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Welcome to Guilford Springs ...

Guilford Springs is located in Franklin County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Guilford Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Guilford Springs: Guilford Spgs. (or less commonly used: Guilford Spngs. or Guilford Sprngs.)

Guilford Springs is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Guilford Springs is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Guilford Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Guilford Springs.

  • Hagerstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <3>
  • Waynesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
    • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <3>
  • Greencastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
    • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <3>
  • Smithsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
    • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <3>
  • Mercersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnellsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
    • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <3>
  • Funkstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford Springs ...

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

Adding Guilford Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guilford Springs post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guilford Springs.

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guilford Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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