Welcome to Hogestown ...
Hogestown is located in Cumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hogestown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.
Hogestown is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hogestown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hogestown: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Hogestown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hogestown.
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
- Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
- New Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
- Steelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
- Steelton is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
- Hummelstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
- Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
- Lemoyne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
- Wormleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
- Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
- Penbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Hogestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hogestown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hogestown. 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 Hogestown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hogestown. See our Newspapers Page for Hogestown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hogestown ...
Looking for more information about Hogestown? 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 Hogestown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hogestown.
Adding Hogestown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hogestown 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 Hogestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Hogestown post office opened in 1818.
We also found Hogestown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hogestown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hogestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hogestown - 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 Hogestown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Hogestown 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/ |