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Welcome to Fortenia ...

Fortenia is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fortenia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Fortenia is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fortenia: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Fortenia ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Archbald
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blakely
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickson City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Olyphant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessup
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
  • Throop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <4>
  • Jermyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
  • Forest City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fortenia ...

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

Adding Fortenia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fortenia 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 (so far) for Fortenia was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fortenia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fortenia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Fortenia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Fortenia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.