Place:Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameLackawanna
Alt namesLackawannasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Lackawannocksource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42032449
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.617°N 75.617°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1878 - )
See alsoLuzerne, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Borough
Archbald
Blakely
Clarks Green
Clarks Summit
Dalton
Dickson City
Dunmore ( 1700 - )
Jermyn
Jessup
Mayfield
Moosic
Moscow
Old Forge
Olyphant
Taylor
Throop
Vandling
Cemetery
Cathedral Cemetery
Census-designated place
Glenburn
Mount Cobb
Inhabited place
Aberdeen
Amasa
Austin Heights
Belian Village
Bloomington
Carbondale
Carpenter Town
Chapman Lake
Childs
Chinchilla
Clifton
Cortez
Craig
Crestwood
Daleville
Dawn Acres
Drinker
East Benton
East Jermyn
Edella
Elmbrook Terrace
Elmdale
Elmhurst
Fells Corners
Fleetville
Freytown
Grassy Island
Green Grove
Greenwood
Harmony Hills
Hollisters
Humphreysville
Hyde Park
Jubilee
Justus
Keyser Valley
La Plume
Lehigh
Madisonville
Maple Lake
Marshbrook
Milwaukee
Minooka
Montdale
Morgan Manor
Nay Aug
Nebraska
Newton Center
Oak Hill
Olwen Heights
Powell
Quicktown
Quinlan Corners
Ransom
Red Oak
Richmondale
Rockdale
Saco
Schultzville
Scott
Scranton ( 1770 - )
Shaffers Corners
Simpson
Spencers Corners
Spike Island
Spring Brook
Stephen Heights
Thornhurst
Tompkinsville
Tooley Corners
Turnersville
Walls Corners
Wallsville
Waverly
Whites Crossing
Wimmers
Yostville
Township
Clifton (township)
Greenfield
Newton
Unknown
Baldmount
Peckville
Waverley
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lackawanna County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It lies at the northern edge of the Coal Region, northwest of the Poconos. It was created on August 13, 1878, from part of Luzerne County and is Pennsylvania's most recently established county. It is named for the Lackawanna River. The county has a population of 214,437 as of 2010 and its county seat is Scranton.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1878 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1878 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1878 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 89,269
1890 142,088
1900 193,831
1910 259,570
1920 286,311
1930 310,397
1940 301,243
1950 257,396
1960 234,531
1970 234,107
1980 227,908
1990 219,039
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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Lackawanna County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/
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