Welcome to Cementon ...

Cementon is located in Lehigh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cementon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Cementon is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Cementon: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Cementon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cementon - they are located in New York and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cementon.

Communities near Cementon ...

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

• Allentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Bethlehem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Easton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Phillipsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Quakertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Wilson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Catasauqua
  (3 miles [4.8 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <5>
• Hellertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <5>
• Nazareth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cementon ...

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

Adding Cementon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cementon 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 Cementon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cementon post office opened in 1891.

We also found Cementon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cementon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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