Welcome to Hinterleiter ...

Hinterleiter is located in Berks County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Hinterleiter, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

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

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

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

Communities near Hinterleiter ...

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

• Allentown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Reading
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Pottstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Emmaus
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Wyomissing
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Catasauqua
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Shillington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Fountain Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinterleiter ...

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

Adding Hinterleiter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinterleiter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinterleiter. 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/