Welcome to Nyesville ...

Nyesville is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nyesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Nyesville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Nyesville: (717)

Communities Also Named Nyesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nyesville - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nyesville.

Communities near Nyesville ...

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

• Chambersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Shippensburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mont Alto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
• Newville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Arendtsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
  • Arendtsville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <4>
• Newburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <4>
• Shade Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
  • Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <4>
• Cheesetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
  • Cheesetown is located in Franklin 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 Nyesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nyesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nyesville ...

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

Adding Nyesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nyesville post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nyesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nyesville. 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/