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Welcome to Lurgan ...Lurgan is located in Franklin County<1>. The location of Lurgan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Lurgan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Lurgan is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Lurgan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Lurgan is within the (717) area code. Communities Also Named Lurgan ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lurgan - they are located in Ontario and Saskatchewan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lurgan. Communities near Lurgan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lurgan.
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 Lurgan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lurgan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lurgan. 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 Lurgan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lurgan. See our Newspapers Page for Lurgan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lurgan ...Looking for more information about Lurgan? 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 Lurgan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lurgan. Adding Lurgan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lurgan 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 Lurgan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Lurgan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lurgan. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lurgan. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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