Welcome to Iron Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Iron Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Iron Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Iron Hill, please Contact Us.
Iron Hill would have been located within present day Northampton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Iron Hill is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Iron Hill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Iron Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Iron Hill - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Quebec and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iron Hill.
Communities near Iron Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iron Hill.
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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>
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Emmaus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Northampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Perkasie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
- Perkasie is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
- Quakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Catasauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Nazareth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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 <4>
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 Iron Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iron Hill. 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 Iron Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Iron Hill.
Adding Iron Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Iron Hill 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 Iron Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Iron Hill post office opened in 1852.
We also found Iron Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Iron Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iron Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |