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Welcome to Chestnut Crossroads ...

Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Chestnut Crossroads: Chestnut Xrds.

Chestnut Crossroads is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chestnut Crossroads: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Chestnut Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chestnut Crossroads - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Chestnut Crossroads ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gettysburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Holly Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mont Alto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Newville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Biglerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Arendtsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • York Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Chestnut Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chestnut Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestnut Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chestnut Crossroads - 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 Chestnut Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Chestnut Crossroads 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.