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Welcome to Spring Mill ...

Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Spring Mill: Spring Ml. (or less commonly used: Spring Mll.)

Spring Mill is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Spring Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Spring Mill: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Lehigh County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Spring Mill - they are located in Kentucky, New Jersey and Ohio.

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

Communities near Spring Mill ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • West Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Mill ...

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

Adding Spring Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring Mill 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 Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Spring Mill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.