Welcome to Ketcham ...

Ketcham is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ketcham, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ketcham is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ketcham lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Ketcham ...

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

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

Communities near Ketcham ...

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

• Scranton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Dunmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Kingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Old Forge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Blakely
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Taylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <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 Ketcham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ketcham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ketcham ...

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

Adding Ketcham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ketcham 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 Ketcham was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ketcham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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