Welcome to Pequest ...

Pequest is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pequest, 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.

Pequest is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pequest: 908

Websites for Pequest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.warrencountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pequest, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pequest ...

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

• Easton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
• Phillipsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• East Stroudsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <3>
• Hackettstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Wilson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Nazareth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <3>
• Stroudsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <3>
• Bangor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
• Pen Argyl
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <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 Pequest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pequest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pequest ...

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

Adding Pequest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pequest 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 Pequest was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pequest on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pequest.