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 Meadow (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 Meadow. 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 Meadow ...
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 Meadow: Spring Mdw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Meadow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Meadow.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Spring Meadow is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Meadow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Meadow:
- Bedford County (The home county of Spring Meadow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Osterburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Clairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- New Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Salemville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Schellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolfsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Yount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- New Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Cotton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Roaring Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Puzzletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- East Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Brooks Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Newry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Duncansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Beaverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Dunlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Salix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Puritan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Sidman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Scalp Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Bens Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Portage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sonman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Saint Michael
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Geistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Valley-Hi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Wells Tannery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Akersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Laidig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Waterfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Harrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Coalmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Dudley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Broad Top City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Entriken
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Salter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Cooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Marklesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Joller ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Rexis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Wehrum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Dilltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Ogletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Windber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- New Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Buckstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Forward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Indian Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Blough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Hooversville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Benson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Robb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Seward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Meadow, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Meadow.
Cemeteries Near Spring Meadow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Meadow.
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 Meadow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Meadow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fishertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schellsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg Cemetery
- The Schellsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Old Log Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964953 <2>
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stiefler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holsinger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keagy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Hershberger Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steele Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Spring Meadow had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Meadow, with the one closest to Spring Meadow listed first.
- Fishertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alum Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springhope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Lovely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Osterburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Cessna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cessna is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Saint Clairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Pavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Belden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belden is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Oppenheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oppenheimer is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheimer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Imlertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Imlertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlertown
- Salemville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Crumb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crumb is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Meadow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Meadow.
Newspapers Published in Spring Meadow ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Meadow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Meadow, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Meadow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Meadow:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland 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 Meadow, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |