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Welcome to Houck Manor ...

Houck Manor is located in Dauphin County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Houck Manor: Houck Mnr.

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

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

Houck Manor lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near Houck Manor ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • New Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hummelstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houck Manor ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houck Manor. 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 Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houck Manor - 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.









 

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