Welcome to Dromgold ...

Dromgold is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dromgold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Dromgold is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dromgold lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near Dromgold ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Carlisle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Camp Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• New Cumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Lemoyne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Wormleysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
• Penbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
  • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
• Dillsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• Marysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <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 Dromgold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dromgold.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dromgold ...

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

Adding Dromgold to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dromgold post office opened in 1897.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dromgold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

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