Welcome to Nesquehoning Junction ...

Nesquehoning Junction is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Nesquehoning Junction: Nesquehoning Jct. (or less commonly used: Nesquehoning Jctn.)

Nesquehoning Junction is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Nesquehoning Junction ...

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

• Hazleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Northampton
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Tamaqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Palmerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• West Hazleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Slatington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
  • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <4>
• Lansford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <4>
• Freeland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Freeland is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
• Coplay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
  • Coplay is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <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 Nesquehoning Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nesquehoning Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nesquehoning Junction ...

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

Adding Nesquehoning Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nesquehoning Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nesquehoning 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/