Hunterstown, PA

Hunterstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Straban Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 506 residents. Hunterstown is located along Pennsylvania Route 394,, 5 miles northeast of Gettysburg. The Hunterstown Historic District and Great Conewago Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Hunterstown, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Hunterstown, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. During the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, there was a brief cavalry skirmish at Hunterstown, today known as the Battle of Hunterstown. Hunterstown includes a historic district. Hunterstown includes the Hunterstown Historic District.