Welcome to Fertility ...
Fertility is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fertility, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
Fertility is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fertility lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fertility: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Fertility ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fertility.
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ephrata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Joy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <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 Fertility. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fertility.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fertility. 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 Fertility.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fertility. See our Newspapers Page for Fertility.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fertility ...
Looking for more information about Fertility? 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 Fertility, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fertility.
Adding Fertility to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fertility 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 Fertility was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fertility post office opened in 1859.
We also found Fertility in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fertility.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Fertility - 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 Fertility area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Fertility 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |