Welcome to Brogue ...

Brogue is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brogue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1970.

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

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

Brogue is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities near Brogue ...

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

• Lancaster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Millersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 Freedom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• West York
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• East Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <4>
• Dallastown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brogue ...

Looking for more information about Brogue? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brogue, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brogue.

Adding Brogue to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brogue post office opened in 1970.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brogue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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