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Welcome to McKnightstown ...McKnightstown is located in Adams County<1>. The location of McKnightstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of McKnightstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868. McKnightstown is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: McKnightstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time McKnightstown lies within the (717) area code. Communities near McKnightstown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McKnightstown.
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 McKnightstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKnightstown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McKnightstown. 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 McKnightstown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McKnightstown. See our Newspapers Page for McKnightstown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKnightstown ...Looking for more information about McKnightstown? 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 McKnightstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McKnightstown. Adding McKnightstown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of McKnightstown 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 McKnightstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found McKnightstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for McKnightstown. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKnightstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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