Welcome to Schubert ...
Schubert is located in Berks County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Schubert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Schubert is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Schubert lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Schubert ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Schubert - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Schubert.
Communities near Schubert ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schubert.
- Reading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wyomissing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
- Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
- Shillington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Schuylkill Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cornwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <3>
- West Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <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 Schubert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schubert.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schubert. 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 Schubert.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schubert. See our Newspapers Page for Schubert.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schubert ...
Looking for more information about Schubert? 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 Schubert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Schubert.
Adding Schubert to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Schubert 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 Schubert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Schubert post office opened in 1884. The Schubert post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Schubert.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schubert - 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/ |