Welcome to Allentown ...Allentown is located in Apache County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Allentown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Allentown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Allentonian<2> Allentown is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Allentown is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Allentown lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time Note: While Allentown is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and does.. Area Code for Allentown: 928 Communities Also Named Allentown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Allentown - they are located in Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allentown. Communities near Allentown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Allentown.
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 Allentown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allentown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allentown. 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 Allentown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allentown. See our Newspapers Page for Allentown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allentown ...Looking for more information about Allentown? 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 Allentown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allentown. Adding Allentown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Allentown 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 Allentown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Allentown. Footnotes ...
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