Welcome to East Fayetteville ...

East Fayetteville is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Fayetteville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for East Fayetteville: E. Fayetteville

East Fayetteville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Fayetteville is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named East Fayetteville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Fayetteville - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near East Fayetteville ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Chambersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Waynesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Gettysburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Shippensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Greencastle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Carroll Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
• Emmitsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <4>
• Smithsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <4>
• Mont Alto
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <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 East Fayetteville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Fayetteville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Fayetteville ...

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

Adding East Fayetteville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Fayetteville 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 East Fayetteville was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Fayetteville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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