Welcome to Humphreysville ...

Humphreysville is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Humphreysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Humphreysville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Humphreysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Humphreysville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Humphreysville ...

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

• Scranton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Dunmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Kingston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Carbondale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Old Forge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Archbald
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Taylor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <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 Humphreysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Humphreysville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Humphreysville ...

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

Adding Humphreysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Humphreysville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Humphreysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Humphreysville post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Humphreysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

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