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Welcome to Saylorsburg ...

Saylorsburg is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saylorsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Saylorsburg is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Saylorsburg ...

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

  • Bethlehem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Easton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Phillipsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • East Stroudsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Northampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Catasauqua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Nazareth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Stroudsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 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 Saylorsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saylorsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saylorsburg ...

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

Adding Saylorsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saylorsburg 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 Saylorsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Saylorsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saylorsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saylorsburg - 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.