Welcome to Herrick Center ...

Herrick Center is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herrick Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Herrick Center: Herrick Ctr. (or less commonly used: Herrick Cen., Herrick Cent. or Herrick Cntr.)

Herrick Center is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Herrick Center is within the (570) area code.

Communities near Herrick Center ...

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

• Carbondale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Archbald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Olyphant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
• Jessup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
• Honesdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Jermyn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
• Forest City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mayfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herrick Center ...

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

Adding Herrick Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herrick Center 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 Herrick Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Herrick Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herrick Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herrick Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/