West Abington Township
West Abington Township, is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census.- Type: Locality with 300 residents
- Description: township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Township of West Abington” and “West Abington Township, Pennsylvania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fords Lake.
Fords Lake
Reservoir
Fords Lake is a man made, 67 acres lake with an average depth of 11 feet on Buttermilk Creek in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania constructed in 1995. Owned by the state of Pennsylvania and controlled by the state Fish and Boat Commission, it is used for recreation purposes, such as boating, which is limited to electric powered motors and un-powered boats and for fishing. Fords Lake is situated 2½ miles south of West Abington Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Factoryville and Dalton.
Factoryville
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Factoryville is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Factoryville is a small town consisting of 1,140 people in the heart of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Dalton
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Dalton is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located approximately eight miles north of the city of Scranton in a suburban area known as "the Abingtons." Dalton is also approximately three miles north of Clarks Summit, the hub of the Abington community.
Glenburn
Village
Glenburn is a census-designated place in Glenburn Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. It is approximately 10 miles north of downtown Scranton, in the growing suburban area known as the "Abingtons". Glenburn is situated 2½ miles east of West Abington Township.
West Abington Township
- Category: township of Pennsylvania
- Location: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“West Abington Township” goes by many names.
- German: “West Abington Township”
- Spanish: “Municipio de West Abington”
- Ukrainian: “Вест-Абінгтон Тауншип”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ ایبنگٹن ٹاؤن شپ، پنسلوانیا”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ ایبنگٹن ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã West Abington, Quận Lackawanna, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Xã West Abington”
- Welsh: “West Abington Township, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “West Abington Township”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Walls Corners and La Plume.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sweeney Dam and Sweeny Pond.
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