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Welcome to Warminster ...

Warminster is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warminster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Warminster is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Warminster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Warminster - they are located in Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Warminster ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Camden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Perkasie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Morrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
  • Doylestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warminster ...

Looking for more information about Warminster? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Warminster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Warminster.

Adding Warminster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warminster 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 Warminster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Warminster post office opened in 1823.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warminster.

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 Warminster - 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/