Welcome to Hoernerstown ...

Hoernerstown is located in Dauphin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoernerstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Hoernerstown is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hoernerstown is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Hoernerstown ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Middletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Mount Joy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Camp Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Palmyra
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• New Cumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <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 Hoernerstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoernerstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoernerstown ...

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

Adding Hoernerstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hoernerstown post office opened in 1897.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoernerstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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