Welcome to Tartown ...
Tartown is located in Adams County<1>.
Tartown is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tartown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tartown: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Tartown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Tartown: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Franklin County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tartown.
Communities near Tartown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tartown.
- Hagerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thurmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taneytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shippensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Littlestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
- Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <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 Tartown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tartown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tartown. 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 Tartown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tartown. See our Newspapers Page for Tartown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tartown ...
Looking for more information about Tartown? 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 Tartown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tartown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tartown - 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 Tartown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Tartown 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. |