Welcome to Aquashicola ...

Aquashicola is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aquashicola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Aquashicola is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Aquashicola ...

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

• Allentown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Allentown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bethlehem
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Emmaus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Emmaus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Northampton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Catasauqua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Catasauqua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
• Nazareth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Nazareth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
• Lehighton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lehighton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Fountain Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fountain Hill
• Jim Thorpe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Jim Thorpe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <4>
• Slatington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Slatington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <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 Aquashicola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aquashicola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aquashicola ...

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

Adding Aquashicola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Aquashicola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aquashicola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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