Welcome to Shenks Ferry ...

Shenks Ferry is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shenks Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Shenks Ferry: Shenks Fry. (or less commonly used: Shenks Frry.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Shenks Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Shenks Ferry.

Shenks Ferry is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shenks Ferry: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Shenks Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Shenks Ferry: This one is located in York County and the other is located in Lancaster County.

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

Communities near Shenks Ferry ...

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

• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Lititz
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Millersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Red Lion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Manheim
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• New Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• East Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <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 Shenks Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shenks Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shenks Ferry ...

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

Adding Shenks Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shenks Ferry 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 Shenks Ferry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Shenks Ferry post office opened in 1892.

We also found Shenks Ferry in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shenks Ferry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shenks Ferry. 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/