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 Middle 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 Middle Spring: Middle Spg. (or less commonly used: Middle Spng. or Middle Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Middle Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middle 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 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.
Middle 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 Middle Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Spring:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Middle Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Shippensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Bears Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnitz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Hunters Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Trust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Arendtsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bendersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Idaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- McKnightstown Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mummasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Orrtanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 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 Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Mowersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Pleasant Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Newbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Cheesetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Caledonia Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knobsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Clear Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- McConnellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Websters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Neelyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- 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
- Shade Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Pogue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Shirleysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Aughwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Selea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Three Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Peru Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Doyles Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- 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
- Newton Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Atkinson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- New Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Kistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Landisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Falling Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Ickesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Blain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Sabillasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emmitsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Long Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maugansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smithsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cavetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Chewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Greenvale Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Spring.
Cemeteries Near Middle Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle 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 Middle Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Veterans Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Path Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McCaskey Graves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- United Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Middle Spring had a population of 149 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Spring, with the one closest to Middle Spring listed first.
- Shippensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mongul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mongul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
- Newburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orrstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lurgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
- Cleversburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleversburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleversburg
- Lees Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Pleasant Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Green Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Walnut Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Stoughstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Spring.
Newspapers Published in Middle 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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Spring, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Middle 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
- Frederick 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 Middle 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- Middle Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |