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Welcome to Valley Forge ...Valley Forge is located in Chester County<1>. The location of Valley Forge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Forge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1820. Valley Forge is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Valley Forge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Valley Forge: (610) & (484)<4> Communities Also Named Valley Forge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Valley Forge: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in York County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 7 communities that are also named Valley Forge - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri (2) and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Forge. Communities near Valley Forge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley Forge.
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 Valley Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Forge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley Forge. 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 Valley Forge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Forge. See our Newspapers Page for Valley Forge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Forge ...Looking for more information about Valley Forge? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Valley Forge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Forge. Adding Valley Forge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Valley Forge 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 Valley Forge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Valley Forge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Forge. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Forge. 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/ Footnotes ...
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