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 Springtown (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 Springtown. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Springtown is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Springtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springtown:
- Franklin County (The home county of Springtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Freestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Metal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Newbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Keefers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Cowans Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Pleasant Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Cheesetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Orrstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Trust
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Arendtsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orrtanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bendersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McKnightstown Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Coaldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Breezewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Langdondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Marble City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Everett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Clover Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Beavertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Shellytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shippensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Big Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Huntsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knobsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Clear Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- McConnellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wells Tannery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Websters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Valley-Hi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Neelyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maddensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Pogue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Selea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Orbisonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Saltillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Blairs Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Coles ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Joller ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Kistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- New Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Long Meadow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Maugansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Clear Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huyett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Wilson - Conococheague
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Hagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Highfield - Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springtown, see our County-by-County Page for Springtown.
Cemeteries Near Springtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springtown.
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 Springtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Path Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Possumtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shade Gap Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Locke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Springtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Fannettsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Decorum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Freestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Spring Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mentzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mentzer is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentzer
- Burnt Cabins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Metal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Neelyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Keefers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Upper Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
- Newbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shade Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Maddensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springtown.
Newspapers Published in Springtown ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springtown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Springtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Washington 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> | 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 Springtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |