Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania

Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania
Village
A scenic view of a blue lake surrounded by hilly terrain and trees in the autumn.
Lake Ariel in the autumn.
Nickname: 
Ariel[1]
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Ariel."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Ariel."
Lake Ariel
Location in Pennsylvania
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Ariel."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Ariel."
Lake Ariel
Location in United States
Coordinates: 41°27′14″N 75°22′58″W / 41.45389°N 75.38278°W / 41.45389; -75.38278
countryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-08
School DistrictWestern Wayne
Region II
CountyWayne
Magisterial District22-3-01[2]
TownshipLake
Settled1848[3]
Founded byMr. Wilcox[3]
Named forLake Ariel
Elevation
1,434[4] ft (437 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
18436[5]
Area code(s)570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1199892[4]
FIPS code42-127-40936[6]-40944[4]
Major Roads
WaterwaysAriel Creek,[7] Lake Ariel,[8] Brooks Lake,[9] Deerfield Lake,[10] Roamingwood Lake,[10] Wildwood Lake[11]
WebsiteLake Ariel

Lake Ariel is a village in Lake and Salem Townships of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Located in northeastern Pennsylvania, Lake Ariel was founded by settlers with the name of Jones, and was previously known as Jonestown. Following a name change, Lake Ariel became home to Lake Ariel Park, a major tourist destination for Pennsylvanians in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[12]

  1. ^ White, Israel Charles; Dolph, John M. (1881). The Geology of Susquehanna County and Wayne County (Report). Vol. 23. Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. p. 5. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R.T. Peck & Company. p. 785. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Lake Ariel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Lake Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link]
  7. ^ "Ariel Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Lake Ariel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Brooks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "LAKE: SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP MAP" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. September 10, 1993. Retrieved December 18, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Wildwood Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  12. ^ Lake Ariel Park,