Welcome to Conestoga ...

Conestoga is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conestoga, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Conestoga is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Conestoga: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Conestoga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Conestoga: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in Lancaster County.

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

Communities near Conestoga ...

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

• Reading
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Pottstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Ephrata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Coatesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Wyomissing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <5>
• Downingtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• New Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Shillington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conestoga ...

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

Adding Conestoga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conestoga 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 Conestoga was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conestoga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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