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Welcome to Culbertson ...

Culbertson is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Culbertson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Culbertson is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Culbertson: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Culbertson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Culbertson - they are located in Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Montana (2), Nebraska and Ohio.

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

Communities near Culbertson ...

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

  • Shippensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Todd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Newville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Three Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mapleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Rockhill has also been known as:
    • Rockhill Furnace
  • Newburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McVeytown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Culbertson ...

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

Adding Culbertson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Culbertson post office opened in 1886. The Culbertson post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Culbertson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Culbertson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Culbertson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Culbertson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/