Welcome to Strinestown ...

Strinestown is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strinestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Strinestown is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Strinestown is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Strinestown ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
• York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Elizabethtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Middletown
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <3>
• Mechanicsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <3>
• Mount Joy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Camp Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <3>
• Palmyra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
• New Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <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 Strinestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strinestown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strinestown ...

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

Adding Strinestown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strinestown post office opened in 1849.

We also found Strinestown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strinestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strinestown. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/