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Welcome to Markelsville ...

Markelsville is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Markelsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Markelsville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Markelsville: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Markelsville ...

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

  • Carlisle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Duncannon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Liverpool
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McClure
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mifflintown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Markelsville ...

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

Adding Markelsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Markelsville 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 (so far) for Markelsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Markelsville post office opened in 1857. The Markelsville post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Markelsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Markelsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Markelsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Markelsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/