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Pigeon Hills

Ghost town · York County, Pennsylvania

Hanover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Hanover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pigeon Hills is a ghost town in York County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 3 former communities in York County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pigeon Hills as a historical populated place on the Hanover topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.8682° N, 76.9303° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHanover
Elevation778 ft
Nearest living townAbbottstown, PA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1209049
Coordinates39.86815, -76.93026

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What's there now

Pigeon Hills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Abbottstown, PA (population 804), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 778 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pigeon Hills?

Pigeon Hills is in York County, Pennsylvania, at 39.8682, -76.9303.

How many ghost towns are in York County?

York County, Pennsylvania has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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