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Welcome to Kasiesville ...

Kasiesville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kasiesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Kasiesville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kasiesville: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Kasiesville ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Greencastle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Smithsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Williamsport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mercersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • McConnellsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kasiesville ...

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

Adding Kasiesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kasiesville 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 (so far) for Kasiesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kasiesville post office opened in 1893. The Kasiesville post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kasiesville.

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 Kasiesville - 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 Kasiesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Kasiesville 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/