Welcome to Worleytown ...

Worleytown is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Worleytown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Worleytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Worleytown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Worleytown: (717)

Communities near Worleytown ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 northeast)
  • 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>
• Waynesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Greencastle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Boonsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
• Smithsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <4>
• Williamsport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Myersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
  • Myersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myersville <4>
• Mont Alto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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 Worleytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Worleytown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worleytown ...

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

Adding Worleytown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Worleytown post office opened in 1895.

We also found Worleytown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Worleytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Worleytown. 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/