Welcome to Kittatinny ...

Kittatinny is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

Kittatinny is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Kittatinny ...

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

• Allentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allentown
  • From Kittatinny to Allentown
• Bethlehem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethlehem
  • From Kittatinny to Bethlehem
• Emmaus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emmaus
  • From Kittatinny to Emmaus
• Northampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northampton
  • From Kittatinny to Northampton
• Tamaqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Catasauqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Nazareth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nazareth
  • From Kittatinny to Nazareth
• Lehighton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lehighton
  • From Kittatinny to Lehighton
• Kutztown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kutztown
  • From Kittatinny to Kutztown
• Fountain Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fountain Hill
  • From Kittatinny to Fountain Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kittatinny ...

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

Adding Kittatinny to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Kittatinny in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kittatinny.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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