Welcome to Wharton ...
Wharton is located in Potter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wharton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
Wharton is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wharton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wharton: 814 & 582<3>
Communities Also Named Wharton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Wharton: This one is located in Potter County and the other is located in Philadelphia County.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Wharton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wharton.
Communities near Wharton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wharton.
- Coudersport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
- Coudersport is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
- Emporium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
- Emporium is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <4>
- Renovo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renovo
- Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renovo <4>
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
- Driftwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
- Hammersley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammersley Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Gardeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Weber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
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 Wharton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wharton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wharton. 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 Wharton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wharton. See our Newspapers Page for Wharton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wharton ...
Looking for more information about Wharton? 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 Wharton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wharton.
Adding Wharton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wharton 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 Wharton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Wharton post office opened in 1839.
We also found Wharton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wharton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wharton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wharton - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Wharton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Wharton 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/ |