Welcome to Equinunk ...

Equinunk is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Equinunk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Equinunk is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Equinunk ...

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

• Honesdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Forest City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Deposit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Hancock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Thompson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
• Union Dale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Prompton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Bethany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Starrucca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
  • Starrucca is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <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 Equinunk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Equinunk.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Equinunk ...

Looking for more information about Equinunk? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Equinunk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Equinunk.

Adding Equinunk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Equinunk 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 Equinunk was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Equinunk in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Equinunk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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