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Welcome to Kauffman ...

Kauffman is located in Franklin County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Kauffman, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

Kauffman is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Kauffman: (717)

Communities Also Named Kauffman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kauffman - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kauffman.

Communities near Kauffman ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (18 miles [29 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
    • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
  • Smithsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsport
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kauffman ...

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

Adding Kauffman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kauffman 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 Kauffman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kauffman post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kauffman.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kauffman. 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>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kauffman - 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.
<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>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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