Welcome to Little Gap ...
Little Gap is located in Carbon County<1>.
The location of Little Gap has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Gap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Little Gap is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Gap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Little Gap ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Gap.
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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>
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
- Phillipsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Northampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Catasauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
- Hellertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
- Hellertown is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
- Nazareth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Palmerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Little Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Gap.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Gap. 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 Little Gap.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Gap. See our Newspapers Page for Little Gap.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Gap ...
Looking for more information about Little Gap? 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 Little Gap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Gap.
Adding Little Gap to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Gap 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 Little Gap was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Little Gap in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Gap.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, 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 Little Gap - 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. |