Welcome to Hyde Park ...

Hyde Park is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hyde Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Hyde Park is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Hyde Park ...

While we believe that this Hyde Park is located in Lackawanna County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Hyde Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berks and Westmoreland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 40 communities that are also named Hyde Park - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Utah, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hyde Park ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Moosic
  (3 miles [4.8 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>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Dickson City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <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 Hyde Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hyde Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hyde Park ...

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

Adding Hyde Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hyde Park post office opened in 1832.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hyde Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hyde Park. 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/