Mechanicsburg, Borough community in Cumberland County, United States.
Mechanicsburg spans 2.41 square miles of land between South Mountain and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, housing over 9,300 residents in Cumberland County.
The settlement originated in 1806 when mechanics established workshops to construct and repair Conestoga wagons for travelers moving through Pennsylvania.
The Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District preserves nineteenth-century architecture, including the Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Irving Female College buildings.
The borough maintains an active council government system, offering residents digital access to services like bill payments, permits, and infrastructure maintenance reports.
Confederate forces conducted a raid through Mechanicsburg on June 28, 1863, leading to the Skirmish of Sporting Hill before the Battle of Gettysburg.
Location: Cumberland County
Inception: 1806
GPS coordinates: 40.21194,-77.00611
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:22
Photo license: CC BY-SA 2.0
Pennsylvania Governor's Residence
11.7 km
City Island
11.1 km
Walnut Street Bridge
11.4 km
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge
11.3 km
Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge
11.2 km
Cathedral of Saint Patrick
11.7 km
Market Street Bridge
11.5 km
St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral
11.6 km
Dauphin County Courthouse
11.7 km
Dill's Tavern
11.1 km
Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11.5 km
Irving Female College
597 m
Old Uptown Historic District
11.7 km
Gilbert Bridge
6.8 km
Etters Bridge
9.3 km
Adam Orris House
688 m
Johannes Eberly House
4 km
Old Midtown Historic District
11.6 km
William Black Homestead
10.4 km
John Williams House
7.4 km
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District
276 m
John Wormley House
10.2 km
William R. Griffith House
11.6 km
Simpson Street School
420 m
George Trimble House
7.4 km
Rev. Anderson B. Quay House
11.5 km
Dill's Tavern
11 km
The Oakes Museum of Natural History
6.2 kmReviews
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