Welcome to Upper Strasburg ...
Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Strasburg, 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.
Upper Strasburg is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Upper Strasburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Upper Strasburg: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Upper Strasburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Strasburg.
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
- Shippensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
- Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
- Mont Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mont Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
- Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
- Mercersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
- Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Newville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
- McConnellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
- Three Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <4>
- Orbisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
- Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <4>
- Rockhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
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 Upper Strasburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Strasburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Strasburg. 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 Upper Strasburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Strasburg. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Strasburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Strasburg ...
Looking for more information about Upper Strasburg? 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 Upper Strasburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Strasburg.
Adding Upper Strasburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Upper Strasburg 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 Upper Strasburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Upper Strasburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Strasburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Strasburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Strasburg - 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 Upper Strasburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Upper Strasburg 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |