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Welcome to Lenox ...

Lenox is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Lenox is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lenox: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Lenox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Lenox - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lenox ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Archbald
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Dickson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Olyphant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Summit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
    • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <4>
  • Jessup
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Throop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <4>
  • Jermyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 Lenox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lenox.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lenox ...

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

Adding Lenox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lenox 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 Lenox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Lenox post office opened in 1826.

We also found Lenox in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenox.

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.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 Susquehanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lenox - 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 Lenox area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Lenox 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/









 

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