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 Spruce Grove (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 Spruce Grove. 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 Spruce Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spruce Grove: Spruce Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spruce Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spruce Grove.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Spruce Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spruce Grove:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Spruce Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Kirks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Mechanic Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Ninepoints
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Quarryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Joanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Alleghenyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Plowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Geigertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Adamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Beckersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Glen Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Atglen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lenover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Delaware County
- Zebleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Slate Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bryansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goram
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- York Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- North Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Hockessin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Windy Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mendenhall Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Franklinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Shane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Sylmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Calvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Colora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Liberty Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Blake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Blue Ball Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Conowingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Poole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Webster Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Cambria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Scarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Whiteford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County (MD)
- Betterton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Salem County (NJ)
- Pennsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spruce Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Spruce Grove.
Cemeteries Near Spruce Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spruce Grove.
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 Spruce Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spruce Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wateland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Krauss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Little Elk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Spruce Grove had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spruce Grove, with the one closest to Spruce Grove listed first.
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Glen Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Little Britain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kirkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Freemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freemont is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont
- Nottingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Unicorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bartville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartville
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Wrightsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spruce Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spruce Grove.
Newspapers Published in Spruce Grove ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spruce Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spruce Grove, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spruce Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Spruce Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Salem 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 Spruce Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Spruce Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |