Welcome to Haverford ...

Haverford is primarily located in Delaware County<1>. A portion of Haverford extends into Montgomery County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haverford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

When the people of Haverford refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Haverfordian<3>

Haverford is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Haverford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Haverford - they are located in Delaware and Maryland.

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

Communities near Haverford ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Camden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Lansdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Yeadon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
• Gloucester City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <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 Haverford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haverford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haverford ...

Looking for more information about Haverford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Haverford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Haverford.

Adding Haverford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haverford 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 Haverford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Haverford post office opened in 1830.

We also found Haverford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haverford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

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