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Landisville, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a small village. It was settled first by retired farmers. Jacob Minnich in1798 built the first house on the Harrisburg Pike, six miles (10 km) northwest of [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster]], and in 1808 a hostelry. In 1809 his brother-in-law built the second dwelling near by, which John Landis (Jr.) purchased to be used as a store. The village was named Landisville in his honor; he also became the first postmaster. The town, in East Hempfield Township, has three meetinghouses – [[Landisville Mennonite Church (Landisville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Landisville Mennonite]], [[Landisville Reformed Mennonite Church (Landisville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Reformed Mennonite]], and Church of God. | Landisville, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a small village. It was settled first by retired farmers. Jacob Minnich in1798 built the first house on the Harrisburg Pike, six miles (10 km) northwest of [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster]], and in 1808 a hostelry. In 1809 his brother-in-law built the second dwelling near by, which John Landis (Jr.) purchased to be used as a store. The village was named Landisville in his honor; he also became the first postmaster. The town, in East Hempfield Township, has three meetinghouses – [[Landisville Mennonite Church (Landisville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Landisville Mennonite]], [[Landisville Reformed Mennonite Church (Landisville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Reformed Mennonite]], and Church of God. | ||
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Landisville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a small village. It was settled first by retired farmers. Jacob Minnich in1798 built the first house on the Harrisburg Pike, six miles (10 km) northwest of Lancaster, and in 1808 a hostelry. In 1809 his brother-in-law built the second dwelling near by, which John Landis (Jr.) purchased to be used as a store. The village was named Landisville in his honor; he also became the first postmaster. The town, in East Hempfield Township, has three meetinghouses – Landisville Mennonite, Reformed Mennonite, and Church of God.
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Landis, Ira D. "Landisville (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 12 Feb 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Landisville_(Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=170303.
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Landis, Ira D. (1957). Landisville (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 February 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Landisville_(Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=170303.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 282. All rights reserved.
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