Welcome to McSparran ...

McSparran is located in Lancaster County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of McSparran, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McSparran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

McSparran is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McSparran lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near McSparran ...

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

• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Aberdeen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Havre de Grace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
• Bel Air
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
• Millersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Oxford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Freedom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• Perryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• North East
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Strasburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McSparran ...

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

Adding McSparran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McSparran 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 McSparran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McSparran post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McSparran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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