Welcome to Delabole ...

Delabole is located in Northampton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delabole, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Delabole is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Delabole ...

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

• Bethlehem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Easton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• East Stroudsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <4>
• Northampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Wilson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Hellertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Nazareth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Stroudsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <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 Delabole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delabole.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delabole ...

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

Adding Delabole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delabole 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 Delabole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Delabole post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delabole.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

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