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 Green Spring (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 Green Spring. 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 Green Spring ...
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 Green Spring: Green Spg. (or less commonly used: Green Spng. or Green Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Spring.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Green Spring is located in Hampshire County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Green Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Spring:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Green Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Donaldson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Okonoko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Ritters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Slanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Vance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- North River Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Romney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County
- Gerrardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hardy County
- Inkerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Carpendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keyser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Oldtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Keifers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Green Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Cedar Cliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Brady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Flintstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cresaptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Avilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Grantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Pearre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Beans Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hyndman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Purcell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Rainsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Robinsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Charlesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Wellersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fairhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Johnsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Glade City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Hays Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Meyersdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- West Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Coal Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Good
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cross Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Shockeysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Lehew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Hayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Rosenberger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- White Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Green Spring.
Cemeteries Near Green Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Spring.
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 Green Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesleyan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fifty-Four Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ginnevan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland (MD).
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <2>
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Green Spring had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Spring, with the one closest to Green Spring listed first.
- Oldtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Donaldson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Levels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Levels is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levels
- Okonoko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cacapon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
- Patterson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Higginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Three Churches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Spring.
Newspapers Published in Green Spring ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Spring, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Green Spring:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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 Green Spring, 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- Green Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |