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Welcome to Mount Gretna ...Mount Gretna is located in Lebanon County<1>. The location of Mount Gretna has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Gretna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Gretna has a population of 208 people<3> (see below for details). Mount Gretna is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Mount Gretna lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Mount Gretna lies within the (717) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Gretna had an population of 208 people. This is an increase of 6.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.05% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Gretna had a population of 196 people. This makes Mount Gretna the county's 8th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 196 people, the population of Mount Gretna decreased 19.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 242 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Gretna. Communities near Mount Gretna ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Gretna.
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 Mount Gretna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Gretna. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Gretna. 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 Mount Gretna. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gretna. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Gretna. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Gretna ...Looking for more information about Mount Gretna? 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 Mount Gretna, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Gretna. Adding Mount Gretna to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mount Gretna 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 Mount Gretna was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Mount Gretna in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Mount Gretna post office opened in 1899. For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Gretna. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Gretna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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