Welcome to Brillhart ...

Brillhart is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brillhart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Brillhart is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brillhart is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Brillhart ...

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

• York
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hanover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Elizabethtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mount Joy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Dallastown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Shrewsbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <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 Brillhart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brillhart.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brillhart ...

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

Adding Brillhart to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brillhart post office opened in 1876.

We also found Brillhart in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brillhart.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brillhart. 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/