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Do you know of Empire ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Empire. 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 Empire.

We found mention of Empire 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.

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.

Communities Also Named Empire ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Empire.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Empire is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Empire [Walker County].
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Empire [Chicot County].
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Empire [Contra Costa County].
      • Mendocino County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Empire [Mendocino County].
      • Sierra County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Empire [Sierra County].
      • Stanislaus County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Empire [Stanislaus County].
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Empire [Clear Creek County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Empire [Hillsborough County].
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Empire [Dodge County].
    • Illinois
      • McLean County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Empire [McLean County].
    • Kansas
      • Mitchell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Empire [Mitchell County].
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Empire [Christian County].
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Empire [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Empire [Androscoggin County].
    • Michigan
      • Leelanau County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Empire [Leelanau County].
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Empire [Dakota County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Empire [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Empire [Butler County].
      • Jasper County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Empire [Jasper County].
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Empire [Lewis and Clark County].
    • Nebraska
      • Fillmore County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Empire [Fillmore County].
    • Nevada
      • Carson City
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Empire [Carson City].
      • Lander County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Empire [Lander County].
      • Washoe County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Empire [Washoe County].
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Empire [Iredell County].
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Empire [Randolph County].
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Empire [Jefferson County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Empire #
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Empire.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Empire.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Empire [Coos County].
    • South Dakota
      • Butte County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Empire [Butte County].
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Empire [Kanawha County].
      • Mineral County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Empire [Mineral County].
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Empire [Wayne County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Empire ...

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

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

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

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.

AbingtonMaltby
Alberts CornersMaple Run
Alden StationMaxwell
AldersonMeadow Run
AlumMill Creek
AshmoreMill Hollow
AuchinclossMoraine
 Morrison
Beach GroveMount Surprise
BeaumontMount Zion
BeauplandMountain Park
Beech Haven Ferry 
BelbendNewport
BennettNorth End
BergersNorth Wilkesbarre
Black RidgeNuangola
Blackman 
Blake'sOakleaf
BriarbrookOakwood Park
BuckalewOld Cranberry
ButzbachOld Forge
 Olivers Mills
CaliforniaOneida Junction
ChaunceyOrchard
Christopher 
CoalridgePeely
Council CrestPink Ash Junction
Council RidgePittston Ferry
CoxtonPittston Station
Cranberry RidgePittston Summit
CrestwoodPlains Junction
 Ply,mouth Ferry
DeringerPond Creek Junction
DorrancetonProspect Rock
Dorrancetown 
Duryea JunctionRaub's
 Retreat
EdwardsdaleReyburn
Enterprise SidingRhone
Espy RunRock Cabin
 Roosevelt
Fades Creek 
Fairview HillsSchooley
Fairview ParkSheldon
Forest CastleSloyersville
 South Wilkes-barre
Glen Summit SpringsStanton
 Stockton
HardenSugar Loaf Station
HardpanSugarloaf
HardpenSummit
Harvey JunctionSunshine
Harwood Junction 
Harwood MinesTank
HazelbrookTown Line
HazeltonTrailwood
Hazle VillageTunnel
HeidelbergTurnbach
Hicks FerryTyler
Hollers Hill 
Honey PotUpper Lehigh Junction
 Upper Raubs
Jeanesville 
Jenkins JunctionVexit Junction
Jenkins 
 Warsaw
Kingston - Forty FortWest Pittston Junction
KunckleWest Side
 Westmoor
Lattimer MinesWoodside - Drifton
Laurel Gardens 
Lee MineYates
Lookout 
Luzerne StationZehner
 Zion

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Empire could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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