Welcome to Hensel ...

Hensel is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of Hensel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hensel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Hensel is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hensel lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near Hensel ...

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

• Lancaster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Havre de Grace
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
• Millersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Oxford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Freedom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Perryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Parkesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <4>
• Strasburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• West Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <4>
• Mountville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hensel ...

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

Adding Hensel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hensel post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hensel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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