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Welcome to Stanhope ...

Stanhope is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanhope, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Stanhope is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Stanhope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Stanhope - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.

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

Communities near Stanhope ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pottsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmyra
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cornwall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Minersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frackville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Myerstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanhope ...

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

Adding Stanhope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanhope 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 Stanhope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Stanhope post office opened in 1880. The Stanhope post office closed in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanhope.

Footnotes ...

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