Welcome to Zerbe ...

Zerbe is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zerbe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Zerbe is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Zerbe ...

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

• Pottsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Shamokin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Tamaqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Shenandoah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Minersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Mahanoy City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
• Frackville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <4>
• Myerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
  • Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <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 Zerbe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zerbe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zerbe ...

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

Adding Zerbe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zerbe post office opened in 1900.

We also found Zerbe on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zerbe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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