Welcome to Callapoose ...

Callapoose is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Callapoose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Callapoose is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Callapoose is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Communities near Callapoose ...

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

• Scranton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Old Forge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Archbald
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 northwest)
  • 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>
• Taylor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Dickson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Callapoose ...

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

Adding Callapoose to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Callapoose post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Callapoose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Callapoose. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/