
Born near Spruce Hill Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Trent Hidlay, with articles in 7 languages. Closest of all is Fred Frankhouse, from Port Royal, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Spruce Hill Township. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 982 towns.
What stands out about Spruce Hill Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Spruce Hill Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






William Henry Miller
1829–1870American politician, Pennsylvania

Joseph Rothrock
1839–1922U.S. botanist. mycologist, lichenologist & conservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spruce Hill Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Adam Harris: Adam Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ross McCoy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Belford: Walter Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Rothrock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Fogleman: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt Culbertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Frankhouse: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons