Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Fisherville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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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.