Welcome to Hometown ...
Hometown is located in Schuylkill County<1>.
Hometown was established in 1829.
Hometown is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hometown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Hometown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hometown - they are located in Illinois and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hometown.
Communities near Hometown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hometown.
- Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Palmerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jim Thorpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Hazleton
- From Hometown to West Hazleton
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 Hometown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hometown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hometown. 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 Hometown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hometown. See our Newspapers Page for Hometown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hometown ...
Looking for more information about Hometown? 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 Hometown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hometown.
Adding Hometown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hometown 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 Hometown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Hometown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hometown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hometown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |