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Welcome to Gerhards ...

Gerhards is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerhards, 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.

Gerhards is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Gerhards ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • West Hazleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Slatington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahanoy City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerhards ...

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

Adding Gerhards to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gerhards in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gerhards was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerhards.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerhards - 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.