Welcome to Wetherill Junction ...

Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

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

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

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

Wetherill Junction is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Wetherill Junction ...

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

• Hazleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Pottsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Shamokin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Tamaqua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Mount Carmel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Shenandoah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Hamburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• West Hazleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Minersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Wetherill Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wetherill Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wetherill Junction ...

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

Adding Wetherill Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/