Welcome to Icedale ...

Icedale is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Icedale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Icedale is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Icedale: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities near Icedale ...

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

• Reading
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Pottstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Coatesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Wyomissing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <5>
• Downingtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Kennett Square
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• New Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Shillington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Icedale ...

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

Adding Icedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Icedale 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 Icedale was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Icedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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