Welcome to Inkerman ...

Inkerman is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Inkerman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Inkerman is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Inkerman: (570)

Communities Also Named Inkerman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Inkerman - they are located in New Brunswick, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Inkerman ...

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

• Scranton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (5 miles [8 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>
• Dunmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 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>
• Nanticoke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Old Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Archbald
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Taylor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Inkerman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Inkerman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Inkerman ...

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

Adding Inkerman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Inkerman post office opened in 1885.

We also found Inkerman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Inkerman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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