Welcome to Haines ...

Haines is located in Lehigh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haines, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Haines is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Haines: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Haines ...

While we believe that this Haines is located in Lehigh County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Haines. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lancaster and Wayne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 9 communities that are also named Haines - they are located in Alaska, California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Oregon.

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

Communities near Haines ...

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

• Allentown
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
• Bethlehem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <5>
• Emmaus
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <5>
• Northampton
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
• Quakertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <5>
• Catasauqua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Hellertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <5>
• Nazareth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <5>
• Palmerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haines ...

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

Adding Haines to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Haines on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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