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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Duryea Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Duryea Junction.<1>

We found mention of Duryea Junction as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Duryea Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Duryea Junction:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Duryea Junction - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Duryea Junction.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/20520   (Place Name: Duryea Junction)

County: Luzerne     (FIPS State/County: 42/079)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Duryea Junction) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Luzerne County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.

AbingtonLuzerne Station
Alberts Corners 
Alden StationMaltby
AldersonMaple Run
AlumMaxwell
AshmoreMeadow Run
AuchinclossMill Creek
 Mill Hollow
Beach GroveMoraine
BeaumontMorrison
BeauplandMount Surprise
Beech Haven FerryMount Zion
BelbendMountain Park
Bennett 
BergersNewport
Black CreekNorth End
Black RidgeNorth Wilkesbarre
BlackmanNuangola
Blake's 
BriarbrookOakleaf
BuckalewOakwood Park
ButzbachOld Cranberry
 Old Forge
CaliforniaOlivers Mills
CharlestownOneida Junction
ChaunceyOrchard
Christopher 
Church HillPaynesville
CoalridgePeely
ColumbusPink Ash Junction
Council CrestPittston Ferry
Council RidgePittston Station
CoxtonPittston Summit
Cranberry RidgePlains Junction
CrestwoodPly,mouth Ferry
 Pond Creek Junction
DeringerProspect Rock
Dorranceton 
DorrancetownRaub's
DowingvilleRetreat
 Reyburn
EdwardsdaleRhone
EmpireRock Cabin
Enterprise SidingRoosevelt
Espy Run 
 Schooley
Fades CreekSheldon
Fairview HillsSloyersville
Fairview ParkSouth Wilkes-barre
Forest CastleStanton
 Stockton
Glen Summit SpringsSugar Loaf Station
 Sugarloaf
HainsvilleSummit
HardenSunshine
Hardpan 
HardpenTank
Harvey JunctionThroopsville
Harwood JunctionTown Line
Harwood MinesTrailwood
HazelbrookTunnel
HazeltonTurnbach
Hazle VillageTyler
Heidelberg 
Hicks FerryUpper Lehigh Junction
Hollers HillUpper Raubs
Honey Pot 
 Vexit Junction
Jeanesville 
Jenkins JunctionWarsaw
JenkinsWest Pittston Junction
 West Side
Kingston - Forty FortWestmoor
KunckleWoodside - Drifton
  
Lattimer MinesYates
Laurel Gardens 
Lee MineZehner
LookoutZion

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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