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Welcome to Oakryn ...

Oakryn is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakryn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Oakryn is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oakryn: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Oakryn ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
  • Havre de Grace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bel Air
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Freedom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Perryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Parkesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North East
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Strasburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakryn ...

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

Adding Oakryn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakryn 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 (so far) for Oakryn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oakryn post office opened in 1893. The Oakryn post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakryn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakryn - 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 Oakryn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Oakryn 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/