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Welcome to Cito ...

Cito is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cito, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Cito is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Cito ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Greencastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mercersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
  • McConnellsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clear Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Coaldale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Valley-Hi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Dickey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dickey is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cito ...

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

Adding Cito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cito 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 Cito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cito post office opened in 1900. The Cito post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cito.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cito - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/