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Welcome to McSherry ...

McSherry is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McSherry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McSherry is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McSherry: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near McSherry ...

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

  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Shrewsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McSherry ...

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

Adding McSherry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McSherry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for McSherry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McSherry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McSherry - 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 McSherry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the McSherry 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.