Welcome to Haas ...

Haas is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Haas is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Haas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Haas - they are located in Louisiana, Manitoba and Nevada.

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

Communities near Haas ...

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

• Pottsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pottsville
  • From Haas to Pottsville
• Sunbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunbury
  • From Haas to Sunbury
• Shamokin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shamokin
  • From Haas to Shamokin
• Mount Carmel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Schuylkill Haven
  • From Haas to Schuylkill Haven
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shenandoah
  • From Haas to Shenandoah
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Danville
  • From Haas to Danville
• Minersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
• Frackville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frackville
  • From Haas to Frackville
• Saint Clair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Clair
  • From Haas to Saint Clair

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haas ...

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

Adding Haas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Haas post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haas.