| Flora Dale, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | unincorporated |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adams |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Menallen |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.16 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 245.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 633 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9583°N -77.2483°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 17307 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-26328 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1203599 |
Floradale is an unincorporated community in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau no longer recognizes Flora Dale as a census-designated place. It is located on Pennsylvania Route 34, 2miles north of Biglerville. The last updated census was in 2010, when the population was 38.[1]
The post office was officially named, Flora Dale, 1861 to 1911, when it was briefly changed to Floradale, 1911 to 1926, then back to Flora Dale, 1926-1957.[2] Contemporary newspapers used both spellings interchangeably throughout its history.
Flora Dale consists of a few houses along Pennsylvania Route 34, just north of Quaker Valley Road. The Flora Dale Post Office opened in 1861, with postmaster Elijah Wright and his wife Mary A. Wright serving until 1885. Three more postmasters, Amos G. Cook, Maria K. Cook, and Mary A. Hartman, served until 1919. The last two were sisters, Anna and Alice Black, serving until it closed in 1957. The community's only signage was its name on the post office which was removed when it closed, and since there has been no sign to tell others of its name. The community remains marked on most maps.[3]
Just beyond the hamlet is the Menallen Township Society of Friends Meeting House. It is the second meeting house, a brick structure built in 1880 to replace the first one, built circa 1838. It is surrounded by large white oak trees, whose trunks are over thick. Behind the Meeting House is a covered stable where one could tie up the horses. There is a cemetery immediately south of the Meeting House.