Welcome to Ickesburg ...

Ickesburg is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ickesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ickesburg is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ickesburg: 717 & 223<3>

The ZIP code for Ickesburg: 17037<4>

Communities near Ickesburg ...

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

• Carlisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carlisle
  • From Ickesburg to Carlisle
• Lewistown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lewistown
  • From Ickesburg to Lewistown
• Burnham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <5>
• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newport
  • From Ickesburg to Newport
• Duncannon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
  • Duncannon is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <5>
• Newville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newville
  • From Ickesburg to Newville
• Bloomfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• McClure
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <5>
• Mifflintown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mifflintown
  • From Ickesburg to Mifflintown
• Port Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Royal
  • From Ickesburg to Port Royal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ickesburg ...

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

Adding Ickesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ickesburg 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 Ickesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ickesburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ickesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

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