Welcome to Gatchellville ...
Gatchellville is located in York County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gatchellville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.
Gatchellville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gatchellville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gatchellville: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Gatchellville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gatchellville.
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Bel Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
- Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Lion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallastown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <4>
- Mountville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Mountville is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <4>
- Quarryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hallam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Hallam is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 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 Gatchellville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gatchellville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gatchellville. 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 Gatchellville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gatchellville. See our Newspapers Page for Gatchellville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gatchellville ...
Looking for more information about Gatchellville? 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 Gatchellville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gatchellville.
Adding Gatchellville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gatchellville 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 Gatchellville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gatchellville post office opened in 1863.
We also found Gatchellville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gatchellville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gatchellville - 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 Gatchellville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Gatchellville 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/ |