Welcome to Asylum ...
Asylum is located in Bradford County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Asylum, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Asylum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1801.
Asylum is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Asylum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Asylum is located in the (570) area code.
Communities Also Named Asylum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Asylum - they are located in California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Asylum.
Communities near Asylum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asylum.
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Towanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
- Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <5>
- Wyalusing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <5>
- Dushore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dushore
- Dushore is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dushore <5>
- Meshoppen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshoppen
- Meshoppen is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meshoppen <5>
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
- Laceyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
- Laceyville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laceyville <5>
- New Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- New Albany is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
- Le Raysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 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 Asylum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asylum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asylum. 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 Asylum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asylum. See our Newspapers Page for Asylum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asylum ...
Looking for more information about Asylum? 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 Asylum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Asylum.
Adding Asylum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Asylum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Asylum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Asylum post office opened in 1801.
We also found Asylum in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Asylum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Asylum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asylum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |