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Welcome to Dellville ...

Dellville is located in Perry County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dellville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Dellville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dellville lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Dellville ...

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

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

Communities near Dellville ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Cumberland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
    • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
  • Steelton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemoyne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
    • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
  • Wormleysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
    • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
  • Penbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
  • Dillsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
    • Dillsburg is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <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 Dellville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dellville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dellville ...

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

Adding Dellville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dellville post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dellville.

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.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 Perry, 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 Dellville - 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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