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Welcome to Normal Square ...

Normal Square is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Normal Square, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Normal Square: Normal Sq. (or less commonly used: Normal Sqr.)

Normal Square is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Normal Square ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Northampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamaqua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Catasauqua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kutztown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Hamburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • West Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Normal Square ...

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

Adding Normal Square to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Normal Square 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 (so far) for Normal Square was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Normal Square post office opened in 1887. The Normal Square post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Normal Square.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Normal Square - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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