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Welcome to Bressler ...

Bressler is located in Dauphin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bressler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Bressler is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bressler: (717)

Communities near Bressler ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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 <4>
  • Carlisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Elizabethtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Hummelstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bressler ...

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

Adding Bressler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bressler post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bressler.

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

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 Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bressler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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