Welcome to Doylesburg ...
Doylesburg is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Doylesburg, 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.
Doylesburg is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Doylesburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Doylesburg: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Doylesburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doylesburg.
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shippensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Three Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Orbisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <4>
- McVeytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
- McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <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 Doylesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doylesburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doylesburg. 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 Doylesburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doylesburg. See our Newspapers Page for Doylesburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doylesburg ...
Looking for more information about Doylesburg? 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 Doylesburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Doylesburg.
Adding Doylesburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Doylesburg 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 Doylesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Doylesburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Doylesburg.
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 Doylesburg - 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 Doylesburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Doylesburg 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. |