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Welcome to Pond Bank ...

Pond Bank is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

Pond Bank is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pond Bank: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Pond Bank ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
  • Shippensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmitsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pond Bank ...

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

Adding Pond Bank to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pond Bank.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pond Bank - 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 Pond Bank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Pond Bank 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.