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Welcome to Southdale ...

Southdale is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Southdale is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Southdale: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Southdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Southdale - they are located in Minnesota, Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Southdale ...

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

  • Bloomsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nanticoke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Berwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Larksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
    • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <4>
  • West Hazleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Harveys Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
    • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
  • Ashley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Conyngham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
    • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <4>
  • Nescopeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
    • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <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 Southdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southdale ...

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

Adding Southdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southdale 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 Southdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Southdale post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southdale.

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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 Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southdale - 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 Southdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Southdale 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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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