Welcome to Birchtown ...

Birchtown is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

Birchtown is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Birchtown: (570)

Communities Also Named Birchtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Birchtown - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Birchtown ...

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

• Scranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Dunmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Carbondale
  (5 miles [8 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>
• Archbald
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Blakely
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Dickson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
• Olyphant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
• Clarks Summit
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
  • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <4>
• Jessup
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birchtown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birchtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/