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Welcome to Kempton ...

Kempton is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kempton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Kempton is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kempton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kempton - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kempton ...

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

  • Pottsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Emmaus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Northampton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tamaqua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kutztown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Hamburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kempton ...

Looking for more information about Kempton? 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 Kempton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kempton.

Adding Kempton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kempton 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 Kempton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kempton post office opened in 1881.

We also found Kempton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kempton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kempton - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/