Welcome to Laurella ...

Laurella is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Laurella is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Laurella: (570)

Communities near Laurella ...

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

• Carbondale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Jermyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Mayfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <3>
• Waymart
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymart
  • Waymart is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <3>
• Hawley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <3>
• Vandling
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
  • Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
• Jeffersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• Union Dale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
  • Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <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 Laurella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurella ...

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

Adding Laurella to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laurella post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurella. 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/