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Welcome to Mainland ...

Mainland is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mainland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Mainland is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mainland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mainland - they are located in Florida and Newfoundland and Labrador.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mainland.

Communities near Mainland ...

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

  • Norristown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pottstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Conshohocken
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hatboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Souderton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mainland ...

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

Adding Mainland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mainland post office opened in 1877.

We also found Mainland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mainland.

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 Mainland - 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/