Welcome to Drumore ...

Drumore is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drumore, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Drumore is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Drumore is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Drumore ...

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

• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Aberdeen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Havre de Grace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
• Bel Air
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
• Millersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Red Lion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Freedom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• Perryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Strasburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <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 Drumore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drumore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drumore ...

Looking for more information about Drumore? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Drumore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Drumore.

Adding Drumore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drumore 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 Drumore was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drumore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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