Do you know of Lafayette Hill ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lafayette Hill. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lafayette Hill.<1>

Our sources for Lafayette Hill (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Lafayette Hill other than they indicate that Lafayette Hill would be found somewhere in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lafayette Hill ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lafayette Hill:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lafayette Hill - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Lafayette Hill.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/40816   (Place Name: Lafayette Hill)

County: Montgomery     (FIPS State/County: 42/091)

Class: U6

Identifies a populated place (ie- Lafayette Hill) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Montgomery County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Montgomery County.