Welcome to Indian Orchard ...
Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Orchard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
Indian Orchard is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Indian Orchard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Indian Orchard: 570 & 272<3>
Communities Also Named Indian Orchard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Indian Orchard - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Orchard.
Communities near Indian Orchard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Indian Orchard.
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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 west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Jessup
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Jermyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Waymart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymart
- Waymart is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <4>
- Hawley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Hawley is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
- Vandling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Union Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
- Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <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 Indian Orchard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Orchard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Indian Orchard. 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 Indian Orchard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Orchard. See our Newspapers Page for Indian Orchard.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Orchard ...
Looking for more information about Indian Orchard? 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 Indian Orchard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Indian Orchard.
Adding Indian Orchard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Indian Orchard 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 Indian Orchard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Indian Orchard post office opened in 1828.
We also found Indian Orchard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian Orchard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian Orchard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Indian Orchard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Indian Orchard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |