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Welcome to Cashtown ...

Cashtown is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cashtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

Cashtown is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cashtown: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Cashtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Cashtown: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Cashtown - they are located in Minnesota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Cashtown ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gettysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thurmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Littlestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Emmitsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • McSherrystown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cashtown ...

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

Adding Cashtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cashtown 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 (so far) for Cashtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cashtown post office opened in 1833.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cashtown.

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 Cashtown - 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 Cashtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Cashtown 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/