Welcome to Buyerstown ...

Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Buyerstown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buyerstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Buyerstown is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Buyerstown: (717)

Communities near Buyerstown ...

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

• Lancaster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Ephrata
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Coatesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Lititz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Downingtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Millersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• East Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <4>
• Parkesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <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 Buyerstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buyerstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buyerstown ...

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

Adding Buyerstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buyerstown 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 Buyerstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buyerstown post office opened in 1865.

We also found Buyerstown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buyerstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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