Welcome to Pentland ...

Pentland is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pentland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Pentland is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pentland is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Pentland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pentland - they are located in California and Delaware.

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

Communities near Pentland ...

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

• York
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Taneytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Red Lion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• Manchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Dallastown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <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 Pentland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pentland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pentland ...

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

Adding Pentland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pentland 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 Pentland was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pentland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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