Welcome to Kratz ...

Kratz is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Kratz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • 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>
• Norristown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Pottstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Lansdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Phoenixville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Emmaus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• 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.<2> 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 northeast)
  • 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>
• Doylestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Conshohocken
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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