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Welcome to Comly ...

Comly is located in Montour County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Comly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Comly is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Comly is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Comly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Comly - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Comly ...

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

  • Williamsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • South Williamsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montoursville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
    • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
  • Northumberland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Muncy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <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 Comly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Comly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Comly ...

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

Adding Comly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Comly 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 Comly was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Comly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Comly.

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

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/

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 Montour, 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 Comly - 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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