Japan
Japan is a small village in eastern Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, located on Route 940. It is located just west of the borough of Jeddo and these two names were designated by the Hazleton Coal Company, which used the Japanese port of Jeddo.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Japan Jeddo”, “Japan, PA”, and “Japan, Pennsylvania”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drifton and Ebervale.
Drifton
Hamlet
Drifton is an unincorporated community located in Hazle Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Drifton is located along Pennsylvania Route 940, northwest of Jeddo and southwest of Freeland.
Ebervale
Hamlet
Ebervale is an unincorporated community located in Hazle Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Ebervale is located along Pennsylvania Route 940, northeast of Hazleton and west of Jeddo. Ebervale is situated 2 miles west of Japan.
Lattimer
Hamlet
Photo: William H. Rau, Public domain.
Lattimer is a village and census-designated place in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 554 at the 2010 census. Lattimer is situated 3 miles west of Japan.
Japan
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Township of Hazle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.9922° or 40° 59′ 32″ northLongitude
-75.90788° or 75° 54′ 28″ westElevation
1,621 feet (494 metres)Open location code
87G6X3RR+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 158332047OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Japan” goes by many names.
- French: “Japan”
- Irish: “Japan”
- Nauru: “Japan”
- Volapük: “Japan”
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