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Welcome to Housum ...

Housum is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Housum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Housum is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Housum: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Housum ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Chambersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
    • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
  • Greencastle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Smithsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
  • Mont Alto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mont Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
    • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
  • Mercersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McConnellsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
    • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <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 Housum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Housum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Housum ...

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

Adding Housum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Housum 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 Housum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Housum post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Housum.

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Housum - 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 Housum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Housum 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>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.
<7>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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