Do you know of Octoraro ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Octoraro. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Octoraro.<1>

Our sources for Octoraro (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Octoraro other than they indicate that Octoraro would be found somewhere in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Octoraro ...

We found one communities that share the name Octoraro.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Octoraro is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Octoraro in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Cecil County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Octoraro [Cecil County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Octoraro ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Octoraro:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Octoraro - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Lancaster County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lancaster County.