Welcome to Chickies ...

Chickies is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chickies, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Chickies is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Chickies ...

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

• Lancaster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Elizabethtown
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Lititz
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Millersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 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>
• Palmyra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Red Lion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Manheim
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <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 Chickies. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chickies.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chickies ...

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

Adding Chickies to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chickies post office opened in 1858.

We also found Chickies in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chickies.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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