Welcome to Spruce Hill ...

Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spruce Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Spruce Hill is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Spruce Hill is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Spruce Hill ...

While we believe that this Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Spruce Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monroe and Philadelphia County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Spruce Hill - they are located in Maryland, Minnesota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spruce Hill.

Communities near Spruce Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spruce Hill.

• Lewistown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Burnham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Newport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Bloomfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• McClure
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <4>
• Mifflintown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Port Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Millerstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
  • Millerstown is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerstown <4>
• Thompsontown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
  • Thompsontown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsontown <4>
• Mifflin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 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 Spruce Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spruce Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spruce Hill ...

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

Adding Spruce Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spruce Hill post office opened in 1842.

We also found Spruce Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spruce Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

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