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Welcome to Barlow Knoll ...

Barlow Knoll is located in Adams County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Barlow Knoll: Barlow Knl. (or less commonly used: Barlow Knol.)

Barlow Knoll is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Barlow Knoll: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Barlow Knoll ...

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

  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Waynesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Thurmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
  • Taneytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Littlestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmitsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McSherrystown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
  • Mount Holly Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barlow Knoll ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barlow Knoll - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Barlow Knoll area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Barlow Knoll area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.