Welcome to Lake Winola ...
Lake Winola is located in Wyoming County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Winola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
A typical abbreviation for Lake Winola: Lk. Winola
Lake Winola is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lake Winola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lake Winola: 570 & 272<3>
Communities near Lake Winola ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Winola.
- Scranton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkes-Barre
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carbondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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)
- Archbald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Blakely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
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 Lake Winola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Winola.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Winola. 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 Lake Winola.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Winola. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Winola.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Winola ...
Looking for more information about Lake Winola? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Lake Winola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Winola.
Adding Lake Winola to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lake Winola 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 Lake Winola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lake Winola post office opened in 1887.
We also found Lake Winola in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Winola.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Winola - 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 Lake Winola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Winola 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/ |