Welcome to Shreiners ...

Shreiners is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

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

Shreiners is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shreiners lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Shreiners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Shreiners: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Snyder County.

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

Communities near Shreiners ...

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

• Lancaster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Ephrata
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Columbia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lititz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Millersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • 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>
• Red Lion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• New Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <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 Shreiners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shreiners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shreiners ...

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

Adding Shreiners to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shreiners.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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