Welcome to Cly ...

Cly is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Cly is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cly is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Cly ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 east)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Middletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Mechanicsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Mount Joy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Camp Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Palmyra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• New Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <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 Cly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cly ...

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

Adding Cly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cly post office opened in 1898.

We also found Cly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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