Welcome to Lickdale ...

Lickdale is located in Lebanon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lickdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Lickdale is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lickdale is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Lickdale ...

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

• Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Palmyra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Hummelstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
• Cornwall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <4>
• Myerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
  • Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <4>
• Womelsdorf
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Womelsdorf <4>
• Cleona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleona
  • Cleona is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleona <4>
• Pine Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <4>
• Lykens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
  • Lykens is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <4>
• Tremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lickdale ...

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

Adding Lickdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lickdale post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lickdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

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