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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dickson City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dickson City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lackawanna County: Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Dickson City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dickson City:

  • Lackawanna County     (The home county of Dickson City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.
    • Olyphant
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Blakely
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Throop
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <2>
    • Justus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
      • Justus is located in Lackawanna County
    • Peckville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jessup
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Dunmore
      (3 miles [4.8 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 <2>
    • Archbald
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Clarks Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Clarks Summit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Scranton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon County
    • East Side
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.
    • Avoca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
    • Duryea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
      • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <2>
    • Houston City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Dupont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <2>
    • Langdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
    • Hughestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Pittston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Exeter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <2>
    • West Pittston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yatesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Orange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Luzerne County
    • Carverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.
    • Mount Pocono
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
      • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <2>
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
    • Tobyhanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocono Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocono Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono Pines
      • Pocono Pines is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocono Pines <2>
    • Mountainhome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainhome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainhome
      • Mountainhome is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainhome <2>
    • Paradise Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
      • Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.
    • Ledgedale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
      • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
    • South Sterling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • La Anna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
    • Panther
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in Pike County
    • Paupack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wilsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County
    • Kimble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
      • Kimble is located in Pike County
    • Lords Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rowland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.
    • Lenoxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Royal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
    • Forest City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
      • Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <2>
    • Hop Bottom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hop Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Bottom
      • Hop Bottom is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hop Bottom <2>
    • Tyler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
    • Burnwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
      • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
    • Gibson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
    • Alford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Alford is located in Susquehanna County
    • Ararat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
      • Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.
    • Maplewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
    • Hollisterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
      • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
    • Tresslarville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
      • Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
    • Waymart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
    • Keen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
    • Prompton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prompton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
      • Prompton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Lakeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Aldenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
      • Aldenville is located in Wayne County
    • Bethany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
    • Seelyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
      • Seelyville is located in Wayne County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.
    • Factoryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Winola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Osterhout
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
    • South Eaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
    • Tunkhannock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
      • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <2>
    • Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
    • Lake Carey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
      • Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
    • Jenks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
    • Avery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
    • Beaumont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
  • Sullivan County (NY)
    • Narrowsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrowsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsburg
      • Narrowsburg is located in Sullivan County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrowsburg <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dickson City, see our County-by-County Page for Dickson City.

Newspapers Published in Dickson City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickson City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dickson City, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dickson City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dickson City:

Cemeteries Near Dickson City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dickson City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dickson City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.

  • St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Adalbert Polish National Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • McDonnell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McDonnell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McDonnell Cemetery is located in Scranton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonnell Cemetery
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Russian Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dickson City had a population of 3,110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dickson City had a population of 5,731 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dickson City, with the one closest to Dickson City listed first.

  • Throop
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <2>
  • Olyphant
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Green Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Justus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
    • Justus is located in Lackawanna County
  • Peckville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinchilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinchilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinchilla
    • Chinchilla is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinchilla <2>
  • Dunmore
    (3 miles [4.8 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 <2>
  • Edella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
    • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
  • Scranton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nay Aug
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nay Aug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nay Aug
    • Nay Aug is located in Lackawanna County
  • Winton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
    • Winton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Archbald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
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    • Green Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
      • Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
    • Clarks Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Clarks Summit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dickson City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dickson City.

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dickson City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickson City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4648, Longitude: -75.6232       In this case, the coordinates for Dickson City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dickson City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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