Welcome to Rohrerstown ...

Rohrerstown is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rohrerstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Rohrerstown is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Rohrerstown is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities near Rohrerstown ...

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

• Ephrata
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <3>
• Elizabethtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Lititz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
• Millersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Mount Joy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Red Lion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <3>
• New Holland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
• Manheim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <3>
• East Petersburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rohrerstown ...

Looking for more information about Rohrerstown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rohrerstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rohrerstown.

Adding Rohrerstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rohrerstown post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rohrerstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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