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Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°30′04″N 76°53′02″W / 40.501098°N 76.883862°W / 40.501098; -76.883862
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Fisherville, Pennsylvania
Southbound PA 225 through Fisherville
Southbound PA 225 through Fisherville
Fisherville is located in Pennsylvania
Fisherville
Fisherville
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Fisherville is located in the United States
Fisherville
Fisherville
Fisherville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°30′04″N 76°53′02″W / 40.501098°N 76.883862°W / 40.501098; -76.883862
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
TownshipJackson
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-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

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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

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  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.