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Welcome to Middle Spring ...

Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Middle Spring: 717 & 223<3>

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)
  • Mount Holly Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mont Alto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Newville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Biglerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Arendtsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bendersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Orrstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shade Gap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 (so far) 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. The Middle Spring post office closed in 1902.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middle Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Middle Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Middle Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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