Kasiesville, Pennsylvania

Kasiesville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Kasiesville
Kasiesville
Coordinates: 39°44′55″N 77°53′28″W / 39.74861°N 77.89111°W / 39.74861; -77.89111Coordinates: 39°44′55″N 77°53′28″W / 39.74861°N 77.89111°W / 39.74861; -77.89111
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Township Montgomery
Elevation 591 ft (180 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 17236
Area code(s) 717
GNIS feature ID 1192704[1]

Kasiesville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Kasiesville is located on Pennsylvania Route 75 south of Mercersburg and north of the Maryland border.[2]

A variant name was "Camp Hill".[3] The community was founded as "Camp Hill" about 1830.[4] A post office called Kasiesville was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1905.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kasiesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Franklin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kasiesville, Pennsylvania
  4. ↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 204.
  5. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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