Welcome to West Spring Mills ...

West Spring Mills is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Spring Mills, 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 West Spring Mills: W. Spring Mls. (or less commonly used: W. Spring Mlls.)

West Spring Mills is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Spring Mills ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
• Camden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
• Lansdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <3>
• Phoenixville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <3>
• Yeadon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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)
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  • 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 West Spring Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Spring Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Spring Mills ...

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

Adding West Spring Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Spring Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Spring Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Spring Mills.