Welcome to Stemlersville ...

Stemlersville is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

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

Stemlersville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Northampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Catasauqua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Nazareth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
• Palmerton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Lehighton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • 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 <4>
• Slatington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
  • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <4>
• Lansford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <4>

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 for Stemlersville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stemlersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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