Welcome to Letort ...

Letort is located in Lancaster County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Letort, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Letort, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Letort is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Letort is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Letort ...

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

• Lancaster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Ephrata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Columbia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lititz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Millersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Red Lion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• New Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <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 Letort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Letort.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Letort ...

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

Adding Letort to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Letort post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Letort.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/