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Welcome to Durlach ...

Durlach is located in Lancaster County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Durlach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Durlach is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Durlach: (717)

Communities near Durlach ...

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

  • Reading
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ephrata
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyomissing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
  • Lititz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • Millersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Joy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durlach ...

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

Adding Durlach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Durlach post office opened in 1840.

We also found Durlach in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durlach.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durlach. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Durlach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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