Welcome to Spinnerstown ...

Spinnerstown is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spinnerstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Spinnerstown is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Spinnerstown ...

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

• Allentown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Pottstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Lansdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Emmaus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Perkasie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Doylestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spinnerstown ...

Looking for more information about Spinnerstown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spinnerstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spinnerstown.

Adding Spinnerstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spinnerstown post office opened in 1825.

We also found Spinnerstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spinnerstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

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