Welcome to Middle Spring ...

Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Middle 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 Middle Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

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

Middle Spring is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Middle Spring lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Middle Spring ...

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

Communities near Middle Spring ...

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

• Chambersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Mont Alto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Newville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Biglerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville
  • Biglerville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biglerville <4>
• Arendtsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
  • Arendtsville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <4>
• Bendersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendersville
  • Bendersville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bendersville <4>
• Newburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <4>
• Orrstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
  • Orrstown is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <4>
• Shade Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
  • Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <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 Middle Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middle Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middle Spring ...

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

Adding Middle Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Middle Spring post office opened in 1859.

We also found Middle Spring in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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