Welcome to Ariosa ...

Ariosa is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ariosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Ariosa is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ariosa is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Ariosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ariosa - it's located in Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ariosa ...

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

• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Hanover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Mechanicsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Gettysburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Shippensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Littlestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 southwest)
  • 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>
• McSherrystown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
  • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <4>
• Dillsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• Spring Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people

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 Ariosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ariosa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ariosa ...

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

Adding Ariosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ariosa 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 Ariosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ariosa post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ariosa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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