Area History: Town Name Changes: Luzerne Co, PA

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Article in the Wilkes-Barre "Sunday Independent" of Jan. 20, 1952, 
listed the following changes made in names of Luzerne County towns 
over the years.

FORMER NAME           CURRENT NAME

Hartzept              Luzerne Borough 
the city of Rome      the hamlet of Lilacs in Buck Township
Scotch Settlement     Pringle
Coopertown            Courtdale
Oliver's Mills        Laurel Run
Marcy                 Duryea 
Wrightsville          Miners Mills
Shawnee Flats         Plymouth
Grand Tunnel          Avondale 
Blind Town            Larksville
Irish Lane            Broadway (Ross Township)
Austintown            Shickshinny 
Venison Market        Conyngham Borough
Fort Jenkins          West Pittston 
Scrabbletown          Ashley
Pleasant Valley       Avoca
Falls Run             Rock Glen
Hughesville           St. John's
Powder Hole           Wapwallopen
McClellandsville      Dallas Borough
Edwardsdale           Edwardsville
Mossville             Maple Run 
Pincherville          Orange 
Freehold              Freeland 
Hublerville           Huntington Mills
Linesville            White Haven
Carpenter Town        Wyoming
Haletown              Yatesville