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Welcome to Chestnut Hill ...

Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County<1>.


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


Chestnut Hill is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Chestnut Hill lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Chestnut Hill ...

While we believe that this Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County, we know of another 6 Pennsylvania communities named Chestnut Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dauphin, Erie, Lehigh, Northampton, Philadelphia and York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 38 communities that are also named Chestnut Hill - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut (2), Georgia (3), Indiana (4), Kentucky, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Virginia (5) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Chestnut Hill ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • York
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Ephrata
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Lititz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Millersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestnut Hill ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chestnut Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chestnut Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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