Welcome to Strickersville ...

Strickersville is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strickersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Strickersville: (610) and (484)<3>

Communities near Strickersville ...

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

• Wilmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Coatesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Downingtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Kennett Square
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
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• Elsmere
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Castle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <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 Strickersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strickersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strickersville ...

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

Adding Strickersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strickersville post office opened in 1825.

We also found Strickersville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strickersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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