Welcome to Tomhicken ...

Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tomhicken, 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.

Tomhicken is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tomhicken: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Tomhicken ...

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

Hazleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hazleton
- From Tomhicken to Hazleton
Bloomsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bloomsburg
- From Tomhicken to Bloomsburg
Nanticoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nanticoke
- From Tomhicken to Nanticoke
Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berwick
- From Tomhicken to Berwick
Tamaqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
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Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Tomhicken to Shenandoah
Jim Thorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jim Thorpe
- From Tomhicken to Jim Thorpe
West Hazleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Hazleton
- From Tomhicken to West Hazleton
Mahanoy City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mahanoy City
- From Tomhicken to Mahanoy City
Lansford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lansford is located in Carbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lansford
- From Tomhicken to Lansford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tomhicken ...

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

Adding Tomhicken to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tomhicken 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 (so far) for Tomhicken was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tomhicken.

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 Tomhicken - 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 Tomhicken area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Tomhicken 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.