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Welcome to Kulpsville ...

Kulpsville is located in Montgomery County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Kulpsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Kulpsville is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Kulpsville ...

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

  • Norristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pottstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Phoenixville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Perkasie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conshohocken
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hatboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Souderton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
    • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
  • Ambler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <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 Kulpsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kulpsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kulpsville ...

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

Adding Kulpsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kulpsville post office opened in 1830.

We also found Kulpsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kulpsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kulpsville. 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/

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kulpsville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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