Welcome to Lizard Creek Junction ...

Lizard Creek Junction is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lizard Creek Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Lizard Creek Junction: Lizard Crk. Jct. (or less commonly used: Lizard Ck. Jct. or Lizard Cr. Jct.)

Lizard Creek Junction is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lizard Creek Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lizard Creek Junction.

• Allentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <3>
• Bethlehem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
• Emmaus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <3>
• Northampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <3>
• Tamaqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <3>
• Catasauqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
• Nazareth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <3>
• Lehighton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <3>
• Kutztown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <3>
• Fountain Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lizard Creek Junction ...

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

Adding Lizard Creek Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lizard Creek Junction 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 Lizard Creek Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lizard Creek Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lizard Creek Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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