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Welcome to Goram ...

Goram is located in York County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Goram, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Goram, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Goram is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Goram: (717)

Communities near Goram ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Millersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Joy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Red Lion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Freedom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • West York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • East Petersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dallastown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goram ...

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

Adding Goram to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goram post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goram.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goram. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goram - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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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