Welcome to Nunnery ...

Nunnery is located in Franklin County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Nunnery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Nunnery is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Nunnery: (717)

Communities near Nunnery ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Chambersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Gettysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Thurmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
• Shippensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Greencastle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Carroll Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
• Boonsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
• Emmitsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <4>
• Smithsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <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 Nunnery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nunnery.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nunnery ...

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

Adding Nunnery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nunnery 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 for Nunnery was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Nunnery on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nunnery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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