Pennsylvania
Luzerne
Township of Hazle

Drifton

Drifton is an unincorporated community located in Hazle Township in , . Drifton is located along Pennsylvania Route 940, northwest of and southwest of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Drifton, PA” and “Drifton, Pennsylvania”
  • Postal code: 18221

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Japan and Ebervale.

Hamlet
is a small village in eastern Hazle Township, Luzerne County, , located on Route 940. It is located just west of the borough of and these two names were designated by the Hazleton Coal Company, which used the Japanese port of Jeddo.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in Hazle Township in , . is located along Pennsylvania Route 940, northeast of and west of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Drifton.

Hamlet
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miners' Village in eastern is an anthracite coal mining patch town located in . Since 1970, has been owned and operated as a museum by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. is situated 2½ miles east of Drifton.

Drifton

Latitude
40.99981° or 40° 59′ 59″ north
Longitude
-75.90548° or 75° 54′ 20″ west
Elevation
1,667 feet (508 metres)
Open location code
87G6X3XV+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157558580
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5187310
Wiki­data ID
Q30626710
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drifton”. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0.