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Welcome to Washington Borough ...Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County<1>. The location of Washington Borough has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington Borough, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823. Washington Borough is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Washington Borough lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Washington Borough is within the (717) area code. Communities Also Named Washington Borough ...While we believe that this Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Washington Borough. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland and Washington County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 55 communities that are also named Washington Borough - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington Borough. Communities near Washington Borough ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Washington Borough.
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 Washington Borough. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washington Borough. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Washington Borough. 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 Washington Borough. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Borough. See our Newspapers Page for Washington Borough. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington Borough ...Looking for more information about Washington Borough? 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 Washington Borough, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Washington Borough. Adding Washington Borough to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Washington Borough 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 Washington Borough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Washington Borough in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington Borough. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washington Borough. 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/ Footnotes ...
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