Welcome to Ransom ...
Ransom is located in Lackawanna County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ransom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Ransom is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ransom lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ransom: 570 & 272<3>
Communities Also Named Ransom ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ransom - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ransom.
Communities near Ransom ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ransom.
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilkes-Barre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nanticoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Archbald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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 Ransom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ransom.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ransom. 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 Ransom.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ransom. See our Newspapers Page for Ransom.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ransom ...
Looking for more information about Ransom? 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 Ransom, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ransom.
Adding Ransom to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ransom 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 Ransom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ransom post office opened in 1850.
We also found Ransom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ransom.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ransom - 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 Ransom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Ransom 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/ |