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Welcome to Tuscarora ...

Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuscarora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Tuscarora is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Tuscarora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Tuscarora: This one is located in Schuylkill County and the other is located in Juniata County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 7 communities that are also named Tuscarora - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New York (2) and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Tuscarora ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lehighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Hamburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
  • Mahanoy City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuscarora ...

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

Adding Tuscarora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tuscarora 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 Tuscarora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tuscarora post office opened in 1830.

We also found Tuscarora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuscarora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tuscarora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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/