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Welcome to Revere ...

Revere is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Revere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Revere is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Revere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Revere - they are located in Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Revere ...

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

  • Allentown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Easton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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 <3>
  • Lansdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Phillipsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Emmaus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Perkasie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Doylestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wilson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 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 Revere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Revere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Revere ...

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

Adding Revere to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Revere post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Revere.

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 Revere - 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/