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Welcome to Fort Washington ...

Fort Washington is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Washington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Washington: Ft. Washington

Fort Washington is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Fort Washington: 19034<3>

Communities Also Named Fort Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Washington - they are located in Maryland and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Washington.

Communities near Fort Washington ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Washington ...

Looking for more information about Fort Washington? 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 Washington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Washington.

Adding Fort Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fort Washington post office opened in 1878.

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

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

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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 Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Washington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Washington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Washington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/




 

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