Welcome to Poyntelle ...

Poyntelle is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poyntelle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Poyntelle is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Poyntelle: (570)

Communities near Poyntelle ...

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

• Carbondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Honesdale
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Forest City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Deposit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Waymart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Hallstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• Hancock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• New Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <4>
• Vandling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poyntelle ...

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

Adding Poyntelle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Poyntelle post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poyntelle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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