Welcome to Drehersville ...

Drehersville is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

The location of Drehersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drehersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Drehersville is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Drehersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Drehersville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drehersville.

• Pottsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Tamaqua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Kutztown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Shenandoah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Hamburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Minersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Fleetwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
• Mahanoy City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
• Laureldale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale
  • Laureldale is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laureldale <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drehersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drehersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drehersville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drehersville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drehersville. See our Newspapers Page for Drehersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drehersville ...

Looking for more information about Drehersville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Drehersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drehersville.

Adding Drehersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drehersville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Drehersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Drehersville post office opened in 1851.

We also found Drehersville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drehersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drehersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/