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Welcome to Kerrsville ...

Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerrsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Kerrsville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kerrsville: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Kerrsville ...

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

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

Communities near Kerrsville ...

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

  • Carlisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Shippensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Dillsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
    • Dillsburg is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
  • Mount Holly Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
    • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
  • Shiremanstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
    • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Newville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bloomfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • Biglerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Arendtsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerrsville ...

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

Adding Kerrsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kerrsville post office opened in 1853.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerrsville.

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

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