Welcome to Floradale ...

Floradale is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floradale, 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.

Floradale is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Floradale: (717)

Communities Also Named Floradale ...

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

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

Communities near Floradale ...

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

• Carlisle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Hanover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Gettysburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Littlestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
• Carroll Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• McSherrystown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
  • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <4>
• Dillsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Spring Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floradale ...

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

Adding Floradale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floradale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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