Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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Fisherville, Pennsylvania
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Fisherville
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
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Fisherville
Fisherville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°30′04″N76°53′02″W / 40.501098°N 76.883862°W / 40.501098; -76.883862
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Dauphin
Township Jackson
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Fisherville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

History

Fisherville was laid out in 1858, and named for Maj. George Fisher. [2] A post office was established at Fisherville in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936. [3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  2. Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 20.
  3. "Dauphin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2014.