Welcome to Fort Loudon ...
Fort Loudon is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Loudon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Loudon: Ft. Loudon
Fort Loudon is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Loudon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Loudon: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Fort Loudon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Loudon - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Loudon.
Communities near Fort Loudon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Loudon.
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
- Greencastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
- Mont Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mont Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
- Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
- Mercersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
- Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
- McConnellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
- Three Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <4>
- Clear Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Clear Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Spring <4>
- Orrstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
- Orrstown is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <4>
- Shade Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
- Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <4>
- Valley-Hi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Fort Loudon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Loudon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Loudon. 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 Fort Loudon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Loudon. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Loudon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Loudon ...
Looking for more information about Fort Loudon? 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 Fort Loudon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Loudon.
Adding Fort Loudon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Loudon 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 Fort Loudon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Loudon post office opened in 1883.
We also found Fort Loudon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Loudon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Loudon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Loudon - 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 Fort Loudon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Loudon 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |