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Welcome to Kratz ...

Kratz is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

Kratz is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Kratz ...

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

  • Allentown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Norristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Emmaus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Perkasie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Quakertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doylestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Conshohocken
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kratz ...

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

Adding Kratz to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Kratz on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kratz.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kratz - 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.