Welcome to Gelatt ...

Gelatt is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gelatt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Gelatt is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Gelatt: (570)

Communities Also Named Gelatt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gelatt - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Gelatt ...

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

• Carbondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Jermyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
• Forest City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Mayfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Deposit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Montrose
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Waymart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymart
  • Waymart is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <4>
• Hallstead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• Factoryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <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 Gelatt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gelatt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gelatt ...

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

Adding Gelatt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gelatt post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gelatt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

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