Welcome to Mount Patrick ...

Mount Patrick is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Mount Patrick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Patrick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Patrick: Mt. Patrick

Mount Patrick is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Patrick: (717)

Communities near Mount Patrick ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Wormleysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
• Penbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
  • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
• Marysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Lykens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
  • Lykens is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <4>
• Newport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Elizabethville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
  • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <4>
• Duncannon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
  • Duncannon is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <4>
• West Fairview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
  • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Patrick ...

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

Adding Mount Patrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Patrick 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 Mount Patrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Patrick post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Patrick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

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