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Welcome to Siles ...

Siles is located in Bucks County<1>.


The location of Siles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Siles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Siles is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Siles ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Gloucester City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
  • Doylestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siles ...

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

Adding Siles to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Siles post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siles.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Siles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Siles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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