Welcome to Uhlerstown ...
Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Uhlerstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Uhlerstown is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Uhlerstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Uhlerstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Uhlerstown.
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perkasie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
- Perkasie is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
- Quakertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
- Souderton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
- Souderton is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <3>
- Hellertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nazareth
(19 miles [30.6 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 Uhlerstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uhlerstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Uhlerstown. 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 Uhlerstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Uhlerstown. See our Newspapers Page for Uhlerstown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uhlerstown ...
Looking for more information about Uhlerstown? 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 Uhlerstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Uhlerstown.
Adding Uhlerstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Uhlerstown 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 Uhlerstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Uhlerstown post office opened in 1871.
We also found Uhlerstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Uhlerstown.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Uhlerstown - 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/ |