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Hartzell

Ghost town · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Slatington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Slatington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hartzell is a ghost town in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 4 former communities in Lehigh County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hartzell as a historical populated place on the Topton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.5709° N, 75.6441° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTopton
Elevation441 ft
Nearest living townBreinigsville, PA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1195921
Coordinates40.57093, -75.64408

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What's there now

Hartzell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Breinigsville, PA (population 8,159), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 441 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Hartzell?

Hartzell is in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at 40.5709, -75.6441.

How many ghost towns are in Lehigh County?

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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