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Welcome to Exmoor ...

Exmoor is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

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

Exmoor is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Exmoor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Exmoor - they are located in Alabama and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Exmoor ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pottsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmyra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shamokin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Mount Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornwall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Minersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Frackville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Myerstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Exmoor ...

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

Adding Exmoor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Exmoor.

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 Exmoor - 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.