Welcome to Lemasters ...

Lemasters is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Lemasters has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lemasters, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Lemasters is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lemasters: (717)

Communities near Lemasters ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Greencastle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Williamsport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
• McConnellsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Funkstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkstown
  • Funkstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funkstown <4>
• Clear Spring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
  • Clear Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Spring <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lemasters ...

Looking for more information about Lemasters? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lemasters, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lemasters.

Adding Lemasters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lemasters 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 Lemasters was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lemasters post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lemasters.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lemasters. 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/