Places to stay in Girardville, Pennsylvania
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Girardville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 58 miles (93 kilometers) northwest of Reading. Anthracite coal deposits are in the region. Coal-mining provided employment and incomes for many of the 3,666 people who lived there in 1900. In 1910, 4,396 individuals called it home. It was founded in 1832 and is named after Stephen Girard of Philadelphia who purchased large land holdings in and around the town. It was incorporated as a borough in 1872. It is known to many in Schuylkill County as "Gun-Town", for reasons unknown.
- Mahanoy Plane - 2 km
- Lost Creek - 2 km
- Frackville* - 2 km
- Gilberton - 3 km
- Rushland - 3 km
- Ashland* - 3 km
- Aristes - 3 km
- Gordon - 4 km
- Wilburton - 4 km
- Shamokin* - 14 km
- New Ringgold* - 16 km
- West Hazleton* - 18 km
- Hazleton* - 19 km
- Berwick* - 18 km
- Schuylkill Haven* - 12 km
- Mifflinville* - 16 km
- Mount Carmel* - 6 km
Towns are shown withing 20km radius of Girardville, Pennsylvania. Distances are not representive of traveling amounts. Towns marked * indicated accommodations listed.