Welcome to Tanners Falls ...

Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tanners Falls, 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.

Tanners Falls is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tanners Falls is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Communities near Tanners Falls ...

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

• Carbondale
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Archbald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Jessup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Honesdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Jermyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Forest City
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
• Mayfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Waymart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Hawley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Vandling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Tanners Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tanners Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tanners Falls ...

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

Adding Tanners Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tanners Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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