Welcome to West Manheim ...

West Manheim is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Manheim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for West Manheim: W. Manheim

West Manheim is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for West Manheim: (717)

Communities near West Manheim ...

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

• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Westminster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <3>
• Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
• Gettysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <3>
• Taneytown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <3>
• Hampstead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <3>
• Manchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• West York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <3>
• Littlestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <3>
• Dallastown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <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 West Manheim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Manheim.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Manheim ...

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

Adding West Manheim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Manheim in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Manheim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Manheim post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Manheim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Manheim. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/