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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>

The ZIP code for Fort Loudon: 17224<4>

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)
  • Greencastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mont Alto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mercersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McConnellsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Three Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clear Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Orrstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shade Gap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Valley-Hi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people

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 (so far) for Fort Loudon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fort Loudon post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Loudon.

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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fort Loudon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Loudon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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