Welcome to Allentown ...Allentown is located in Allegheny 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 on a map dated 1911. When the people of Allentown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Allentonian<2> Allentown is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Allentown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Allentown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Allentown: This one is located in Allegheny County and the other is located in Lehigh County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 22 communities that are also named Allentown - they are located in Arizona, Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (4), Oregon, 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. Our list includes 74 papers. 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Allentown was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Allentown. Footnotes ...
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