Welcome to Relay ...

Relay is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Relay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Relay is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Relay lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Relay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Relay - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan and Ontario.

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

Communities near Relay ...

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

• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Hanover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Millersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• New Freedom
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• West York
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <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 Relay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Relay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Relay ...

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

Adding Relay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Relay post office opened in 1876.

We also found Relay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Relay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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