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Welcome to Pallas ...

Pallas is located in Snyder County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pallas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Pallas is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pallas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pallas - they are located in Nebraska and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pallas.

Communities near Pallas ...

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

  • Sunbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
  • Selinsgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
    • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <3>
  • Lewisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Northumberland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflinburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
    • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <3>
  • Millersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <3>
  • Lykens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamokin Dam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
    • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <3>
  • Newport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabethville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
    • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <3>

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 Pallas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pallas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pallas. 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 Pallas.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pallas ...

Looking for more information about Pallas? 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 Pallas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pallas.

Adding Pallas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pallas 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 Pallas was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Pallas in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pallas.

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

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Snyder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pallas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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