Welcome to Fort Washington ...

Fort Washington is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Fort Washington: Ft. Washington

Fort Washington is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Fort Washington: 19034<3>

Communities Also Named Fort Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Washington - they are located in Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near Fort Washington ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Lansdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Phoenixville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Yeadon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Burlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 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 Fort Washington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Washington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Washington ...

Looking for more information about Fort Washington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Washington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Washington.

Adding Fort Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Fort Washington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Washington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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