Welcome to White Spring ...

White Spring is located in Dauphin County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for White Spring: White Spg. (or less commonly used: White Spng. or White Sprng.)

White Spring is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for White Spring: (717)

Communities Also Named White Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named White Spring - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near White Spring ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Palmyra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• New Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Hummelstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
• Lemoyne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
• Wormleysburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Spring ...

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

Adding White Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found White Spring on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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