Welcome to Scranton ...
So far, we found very little information about Scranton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Scranton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scranton, please Contact Us.
Scranton would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Scranton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Scranton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
When the people of Scranton referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Scrantonian<4>
Time Zone: The area where Scranton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Scranton once stood is in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Scranton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Scranton: This one is located in Tooele County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.
Beyond Utah, there are 19 communities that are also named Scranton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scranton.
Communities near Scranton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scranton.
- Genola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Juab County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <6>
- Cedar Fort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Former name for Fairfield:
- Dobietown
- Boulter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lofgreen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Topliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topliff
- Topliff is located in Tooele County
- Homansville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homansville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homansville
- Homansville is located in Utah 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 Scranton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scranton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scranton. 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 Scranton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scranton. See our Newspapers Page for Scranton.
Adding Scranton to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Scranton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Scranton post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Scranton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scranton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Scranton refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Scranton may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |