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.
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 (so far) for Wharton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Wharton. Footnotes ...
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