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Welcome to Haddock ...

Haddock is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haddock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Haddock is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Haddock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Haddock - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haddock.

Communities near Haddock ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lehighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • West Hazleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haddock ...

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

Adding Haddock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haddock 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 Haddock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Haddock post office opened in 1926. The Haddock post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haddock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haddock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/