Welcome to Lahaska ...
Lahaska is located in Bucks County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lahaska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.
Lahaska is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lahaska lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Lahaska ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lahaska.
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Lansdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perkasie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Morrisville is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
- Doylestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Souderton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Ambler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
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 Lahaska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lahaska.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lahaska. 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 Lahaska.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lahaska. See our Newspapers Page for Lahaska.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lahaska ...
Looking for more information about Lahaska? 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 Lahaska, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lahaska.
Adding Lahaska to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lahaska 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 Lahaska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lahaska post office opened in 1844.
We also found Lahaska in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lahaska.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lahaska - 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/ |