Welcome to Lake Winola ...

Lake Winola is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Winola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Winola: Lk. Winola

Lake Winola is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Lake Winola: (570)

Communities near Lake Winola ...

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

• Scranton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (18 miles [29 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 <3>
• Dunmore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <3>
• Carbondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Old Forge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Pittston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Archbald
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Taylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <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 Lake Winola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Winola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Winola ...

Looking for more information about Lake Winola? 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 Lake Winola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Winola.

Adding Lake Winola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Winola post office opened in 1887.

We also found Lake Winola in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Winola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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