Welcome to Siddonsburg ...
Siddonsburg is located in York County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Siddonsburg, 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.
Siddonsburg is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Siddonsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Siddonsburg: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Siddonsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Siddonsburg.
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hummelstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
- Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <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 Siddonsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Siddonsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Siddonsburg. 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 Siddonsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Siddonsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Siddonsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siddonsburg ...
Looking for more information about Siddonsburg? 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 Siddonsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Siddonsburg.
Adding Siddonsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Siddonsburg 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 Siddonsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Siddonsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Siddonsburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Siddonsburg - 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 Siddonsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Siddonsburg 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |