Prompton, Pennsylvania

Van Auken Creek is a 8.2-mile-long (13.2 km) tributary of the Lackawaxen River in Wayne County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Van Auken Creek and the West Branch Lackawaxen River join near Prompton to form the main stem of the Lackawaxen River.

Prompton State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 2,000 acres (809 ha) in Clinton and Dyberry Townships, Wayne County, Pennsylvania in the United States. This park, which was established in 1962, is officially listed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as being undeveloped. This means that it is officially a state park but the PA-DCNR is not currently managing the park. However, the lands of the park are open to visitors. Friends of Prompton State Park, a grassroots organization is working to take over management of the park in much the same way that Salt Springs State Park in Susquehanna County is managed by The Friends of Salt Springs Park. Northeast Sports Ltd. of Honesdale sponsors several outdoor sports events that are held at the park. Prompton State Park is 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west of Honesdale on Pennsylvania Route 170.

Bethany is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 246 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

Wilmot Mansion is a historic home located at Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1827, and is a two-story, wood-frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It features a pedimented portico supported by four columns. It was the boyhood home of Congressman, Senator, and abolition advocate David Wilmot (1814-1868).It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Wilmot House, also known as David Wilmot House, is a historic home located at Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1811, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, wood-frame dwelling in the style of a New England farmhouse. It is three bays wide and two bays deep and has a medium pitch gable roof. It has a 1+1⁄2-story addition with a saltbox roof. Congressman, Senator, and abolition advocate David Wilmot (1814-1868) was born in the house in 1814.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Wayne is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The county's population was 51,155 at the 2020 census. The county seat is the Borough of Honesdale. The county was formed from part of Northampton County on March 21, 1798, and was named for the Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne.The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, rises in southern Wayne County.

Waymart is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 1,341 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

Dyberry Creek is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km) tributary of the Lackawaxen River in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Dyberry Creek joins the Lackawaxen River at Honesdale. The creek is formed by the confluence of two branches: the east and west. The creek and its branches are often stocked with trout.

Tanners Falls is a village in Dyberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Lake Region of the Poconos.It is located roughly six miles from Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

The United States Penitentiary, Canaan (USP Canaan) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male inmates. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. USP Canaan is located in Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 20 miles (32 km) east of Scranton and 134 miles (216 km) north of Philadelphia.

Clinton Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 2,053 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Russian: Свято-Тихоновская духовная семинария) is an Orthodox Christian seminary located in South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It is one of three seminaries operated by the Orthodox Church in America, the others being St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, Yonkers, New York, and St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kodiak, Alaska. It is named after Tikhon of Zadonsk.