Place:Jim Thorpe, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameJim Thorpe
Alt namesEast Mauch Chunksource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42012800
Machk Tschunksource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42012800
Macht Tschunksource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42012800
Mauch Chunksource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42012800
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.873°N 75.736°W
Located inCarbon, Pennsylvania, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jim Thorpe is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Jim Thorpe is located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania approximately northwest of Allentown, northwest of Philadelphia, and east of New York City.

It is historically known as the burial site of the body of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe.

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