Welcome to Preserve ...

Preserve is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Preserve, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Preserve is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Preserve ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Preserve - it's located in Arizona.

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

Communities near Preserve ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Pittston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Palmerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <4>
• Freeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Freeland is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
• Nesquehoning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesquehoning
  • Nesquehoning is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nesquehoning <4>
• Mount Pocono
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
  • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <4>
• Ashley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>
• Dupont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <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 Preserve. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Preserve.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Preserve ...

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

Adding Preserve to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Preserve 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 Preserve was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Preserve post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Preserve.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

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