Welcome to Tannery ...

Tannery is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tannery, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Tannery is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Tannery: (570)

Communities Also Named Tannery ...

While we believe that this Tannery is located in Luzerne County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Tannery. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carbon, Indiana and Potter County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Tannery - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland (2), Ontario, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tannery ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Hazleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Kingston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Pittston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Plymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Palmerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Swoyersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <4>
• Edwardsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <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 Tannery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tannery.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tannery ...

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

Adding Tannery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tannery 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 Tannery was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tannery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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