Welcome to Glatfelters ...

Glatfelters is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glatfelters, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Glatfelters is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Glatfelters is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Glatfelters ...

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

• York
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
• Hanover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Hampstead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <3>
• Red Lion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <3>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• New Freedom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <3>
• West York
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <3>
• Dallastown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <3>
• Shrewsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glatfelters ...

Looking for more information about Glatfelters? 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 Glatfelters, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glatfelters.

Adding Glatfelters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glatfelters 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 Glatfelters was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glatfelters post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glatfelters.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/