Tillie, Pennsylvania

Tillie
McKnightstown Station
unincorporated community
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Adams
Township Franklin
Coordinates 39°51′25″N 77°19′28″W / 39.85694°N 77.32444°W / 39.85694; -77.32444Coordinates: 39°51′25″N 77°19′28″W / 39.85694°N 77.32444°W / 39.85694; -77.32444 [1]
Post Office 1892 [2]
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 17325
Area code 717
Namesake Tillie Town Road
Location of Franklin Township in Adams County
Location of Tillie in Pennsylvania

Tillie was a populated place east of Orrtanna and south of McKnightstown that was the site of the McKnightstown railroad station on the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad east of Orr Station and west of Seven Stars station after the railroad line was extended west from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1884 and west of Marsh Creek in 1885.

References

  1. "McKnightstown Station (1180766)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  2. "Town and County: Local Flashes" (Google News Archive). Gettysburg Compiler. June 21, 1892. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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