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Welcome to Bandanna ...

Bandanna is located in York County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Bandanna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bandanna is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bandanna is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Bandanna ...

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

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

Communities near Bandanna ...

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

  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <3>
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gettysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <3>
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
    • West York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <3>
  • Littlestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dallastown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bandanna ...

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

Adding Bandanna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bandanna post office opened in 1888.

We also found Bandanna in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bandanna.

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bandanna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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