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Welcome to Stemlersville ...

Stemlersville is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stemlersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Stemlersville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Stemlersville ...

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

  • Allentown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Catasauqua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nazareth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmerton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Slatington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lansford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stemlersville ...

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

Adding Stemlersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stemlersville 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 Stemlersville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stemlersville.

Footnotes ...

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