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Welcome to Ellen Gowan ...

Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

Ellen Gowan is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Ellen Gowan ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tamaqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Minersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellen Gowan ...

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

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 Ellen Gowan - 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.