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Jenkins Township was formed from a section of Pittston Township on June 24, 1852. [3] It was named after Col. John Jenkins [ 4 ] (who settled the area with his family in 1769). [ 5 ] He served as an officer in the American Revolution (1775-1782), and as a Representative of Luzerne County in the Pennsylvania Legislature (elected in 1797).
It is located in the Wyoming Valley, east of Interstate 81 and along Interstate 476, just south of the Wyoming Valley Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. WVIA-TV , the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre PBS affiliate, is located in Old Boston, which uses the Pittston ZIP code of 18640.
Inkerman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census. [ 3 ]
Greater Pittston is a 65.35 sq mi (169.3 km 2) region in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, encompassing the Susquehanna River. Jenkins Township is the largest municipality with a total area of 13.98 sq mi (36.2 km 2). Yatesville is the smallest community in Greater Pittston. It covers a total area of only 0.62 sq mi (1.6 km 2).
Port Griffith is located at (41.310914, -75.810472) [1] in the Greater Pittston Area of Jenkins Township Its elevation is 643 feet (196 m). Port Griffith can be found bordering the Susquehanna River .
Pittston is located within the Pittston Area School District, which covers Pittston Township, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Yatesville, Avoca, and Jenkins Township. [27] The Pittston Area School District has four schools: Pittston Area Primary Center – Hughestown (Grades: K-1) Pittston Area Intermediate Center – Pittston (Grades: 2–4)
The community was named for William Jenkins, a Welsh pioneer settler. [3] Jenkintown is located just outside Philadelphia along the Route 611 corridor between Abington and Cheltenham Townships. The borough was settled in about 1697 and incorporated on December 8, 1874, when approximately 248 acres (1.00 km 2) was taken
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