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Welcome to Connerton ...

Connerton is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Connerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Connerton is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Connerton ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Shamokin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
  • Tamaqua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Hazleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Connerton ...

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

Adding Connerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Connerton 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 (so far) for Connerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Connerton post office opened in 1901. The Connerton post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Connerton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Connerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/