Welcome to Vera Cruz ...

Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vera Cruz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Vera Cruz is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Vera Cruz: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Vera Cruz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Vera Cruz: This one is located in Lehigh County and the other is located in Lancaster County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 7 communities that are also named Vera Cruz - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Vera Cruz ...

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

• Allentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Bethlehem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Easton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Pottstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• Northampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Perkasie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Quakertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <5>
• Wilson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Catasauqua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vera Cruz ...

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

Adding Vera Cruz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vera Cruz 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 Vera Cruz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vera Cruz post office opened in 1861.

We also found Vera Cruz in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vera Cruz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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