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Welcome to Spring Meadow ...

Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County<1>.


The location of Spring Meadow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Meadow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Spring Meadow: Spring Mdw.

Spring Meadow is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Spring Meadow: (814)

Websites for Spring Meadow ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Spring Meadow, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Spring Meadow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Spring Meadow - they are located in Maryland (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Spring Meadow ...

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

  • Windber
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bedford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
  • Roaring Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
    • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
  • Portage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Geistown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
    • Geistown is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Martinsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
  • Everett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
  • Ferndale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
  • Central City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
  • Paint
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
    • Paint is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people

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 Spring Meadow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Meadow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Meadow ...

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

Adding Spring Meadow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spring Meadow post office opened in 1866.

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Meadow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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