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Welcome to Gravel Place ...

Gravel Place is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Gravel Place: Gravel Pl. (or less commonly used: Gravel Plc.)

Gravel Place is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Gravel Place ...

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

  • Bangor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Pen Argyl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pocono
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wind Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belvidere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • East Bangor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Roseto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Roseto is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <3>
  • Tatamy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tatamy is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatamy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatamy <3>
  • Stockertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Delaware Water Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 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 Gravel Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gravel Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gravel Place ...

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

Adding Gravel Place to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gravel Place.

Footnotes ...

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