Welcome to Davidsburg ...
Davidsburg is located in York County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Davidsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Davidsburg is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Davidsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Davidsburg: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Davidsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Davidsburg.
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Lion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Steelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <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 Davidsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davidsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Davidsburg. 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 Davidsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Davidsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Davidsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davidsburg ...
Looking for more information about Davidsburg? 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 Davidsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Davidsburg.
Adding Davidsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Davidsburg 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 Davidsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Davidsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Davidsburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Davidsburg - 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 Davidsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Davidsburg 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> | 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. |