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 Spring Creek Manor (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 Spring Creek Manor. 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 Spring Creek Manor ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Creek Manor: Spring Crk. Mnr. (or less commonly used: Spring Ck. Mnr. or Spring Cr. Mnr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Creek Manor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Creek Manor.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Spring Creek Manor is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Creek Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Creek Manor:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Spring Creek Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Hershey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Bachmanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Manadahill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Springford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Marene Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Lake Meade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- East Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Meckville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Schubert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- North Heidelberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Strausstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Lemoyne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- West Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lisburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Westwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Shiremanstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Allenview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Milton Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Rheems
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Florin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Naumanstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Campbelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Syner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Fontana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Annville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gretna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Mount Gretna Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Cleona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Malta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Leck Kill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- New Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Duncannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Blain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Suedberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Orwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beuchler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Keffers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Joliett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Lorberry Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Chapman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Goldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Marsh Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- York Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Strinestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Wolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lewisberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Creek Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Creek Manor.
Cemeteries Near Spring Creek Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Creek Manor.
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 Spring Creek Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Creek Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Hershey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grantville.
- The St. John's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grantville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980027 <2>
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hostetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shirks UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks UMC Cemetery
- The Shirks UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sherks UMC Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middletown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Annville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- South Bellegrove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellegrove Cemetery
- The South Bellegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oberholtzer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Spring Creek Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Creek Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek Manor, with the one closest to Spring Creek Manor listed first.
- Union Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waltonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Bachmanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Campbelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Deodate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deodate is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deodate
- Syner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Manadahill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Creek Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Creek Manor.
Newspapers Published in Spring Creek Manor ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Creek Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Creek Manor, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Creek Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Spring Creek Manor:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York 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 Spring Creek Manor, 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- Spring Creek Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |