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Welcome to Palo Alto ...Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County<1>. The location of Palo Alto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Palo Alto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. When the people of Palo Alto refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Palo Altan<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Palo Alto has a population of 977 people<4> (see below for details). Palo Alto is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Palo Alto lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palo Alto had an population of 977 people. This is a decrease of 5.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.13% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Palo Alto had a population of 1,032 people. This makes Palo Alto the county's 20th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,032 people, the population of Palo Alto decreased 1.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,052 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Palo Alto. Communities Also Named Palo Alto ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Palo Alto: This one is located in Schuylkill County and the other is located in Bedford County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Palo Alto - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palo Alto. Communities near Palo Alto ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palo Alto.
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 Palo Alto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palo Alto. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palo Alto. See our Newspapers Page for Palo Alto. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palo Alto ...Looking for more information about Palo Alto? 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 Palo Alto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palo Alto. Adding Palo Alto to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Palo Alto in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Palo Alto. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palo Alto. 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/ Footnotes ...
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