Tanners Falls, Pennsylvania

Tanners Falls, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Tanners Falls
Old black and white photo of a waterfall, flanked on both sides with slightly dilapidated-looking buildings.
The Tanners' Falls near the confluence of the East and West Branches of the Dyberry Creek, in Tanners Falls.
Nickname(s): 
Dyberry Falls[1] (historical), Tanner's Falls[2]
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Tanners Falls, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Tanners Falls, Pennsylvania."
Tanners Falls, Pennsylvania
Tanners Falls' Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°39′39″N 75°17′18″W / 41.66083°N 75.28833°W / 41.66083; -75.28833
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-8
School DistrictWayne Highlands
Region II
CountyWayne
Magisterial District22-3-04[3]
TownshipDyberry
Settledc. 1830[1]
Founded byJason Torrey[1]
Named forTanners' Falls (water feature)
Elevation
1,043[4] ft (318 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP codes
De facto
18431[5] (Honesdale)
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1204801[4]
FIPS code42-127-20576[6]-76058[4]
Major Roads
WaterwaysCamp Cayuga Lake,[7] Dyberry Creek (East[8] and West[9] Branches and union), Lake Cayuga,[10] Long Pond[11]

Tanners Falls is a village in Dyberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Lake Region of the Poconos.[12][13]

It is located roughly six miles from Honesdale, Pennsylvania.[14]

  1. ^ a b c Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 301.
  2. ^ "Salute to Dyberry Township". Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Tanners Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "US Postal Code Boundaries". Google. Google Maps. February 3, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Dyberry Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved November 28, 2015.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Camp Cayuga Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 1, 1990. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "East Branch Dyberry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  9. ^ "West Branch Dyberry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Lake Cayuga". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 30, 1990. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  11. ^ "Long Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "New Buildings." Honesdale, Pennsylvania: The Herald, July 25, 1867, p. 3 (subscription required).
  13. ^ "Runaway." Honesdale, Pennsylvania: The Herald, June 4, 1862, p. 3 (subscription required).
  14. ^ "The Geography of Wayne County." Honesdale, Pennsylvania: The Herald, January 26, 1882, p. e (subscription required).