Welcome to Faggs Manor ...

Faggs Manor is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faggs Manor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Faggs Manor: Faggs Mnr.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Faggs Manor for more information about variations on the name of Faggs Manor.

Faggs Manor is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Faggs Manor: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities near Faggs Manor ...

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

• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Elkton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Coatesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Downingtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Kennett Square
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Elsmere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• New Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Parkesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faggs Manor ...

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

Adding Faggs Manor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Faggs Manor 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 Faggs Manor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Faggs Manor post office opened in 1887.

We also found Faggs Manor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faggs Manor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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