Welcome to Aldenville ...

Aldenville is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aldenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Aldenville is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Aldenville is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Aldenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aldenville - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Aldenville ...

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

• Carbondale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <3>
• Archbald
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <3>
• Blakely
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <3>
• Dickson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <3>
• Olyphant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <3>
• Jessup
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <3>
• Honesdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <3>
• Throop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
  • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <3>
• Jermyn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <3>
• Forest City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aldenville ...

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

Adding Aldenville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Aldenville post office opened in 1850.

We also found Aldenville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aldenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

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