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Welcome to Hazleton Junction ...

Hazleton Junction is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hazleton Junction: Hazleton Jct. (or less commonly used: Hazleton Jctn.)

Hazleton Junction is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Hazleton Junction ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lehighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Hazleton Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazleton Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazleton Junction ...

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

Adding Hazleton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hazleton Junction 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 Hazleton Junction was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazleton Junction.

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 Hazleton Junction - 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.