Welcome to McSherry ...

McSherry is located in Adams County<1>.

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

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

McSherry is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for McSherry: (717)

Communities near McSherry ...

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

• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Westminster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Gettysburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Taneytown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
• Hampstead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• West York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
• Littlestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Shrewsbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <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 McSherry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McSherry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McSherry ...

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

Adding McSherry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McSherry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McSherry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McSherry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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