Welcome to Grimville ...
Grimville is located in Berks County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grimville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.
Grimville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Grimville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Grimville: 610, 484 & 835<3>
Communities near Grimville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grimville.
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Allentown is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Allentown
- From Grimville to Allentown
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reading
- From Grimville to Reading
- Emmaus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
- Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emmaus
- From Grimville to Emmaus
- Wyomissing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
- Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
- Northampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Northampton
- From Grimville to Northampton
- Tamaqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
- Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
- Catasauqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
- Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
- Palmerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Lehighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
- Lehighton is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lehighton
- From Grimville to Lehighton
- Kutztown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
- Kutztown is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kutztown
- From Grimville to Kutztown
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 Grimville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grimville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grimville. 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 Grimville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grimville. See our Newspapers Page for Grimville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grimville ...
Looking for more information about Grimville? 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 Grimville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grimville.
Adding Grimville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grimville 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 Grimville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Grimville post office opened in 1830.
We also found Grimville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grimville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grimville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grimville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Grimville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Grimville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |