Coal Region Towns, Villages, and Patches

Coal Towns
Towns, Villages, Patches in the Coal Region

Oak Hill : near Duncott

Oakdale : between Middletown and West Oakdale

West Oakdale : between Oakdale and Stockton Road.

Oakland : between Ashland and Big Mine Run

Old Shawnee : see Plymouth.

Olyphant : Another town carved from the old Blakely Township just as coal was becoming the main industry in the area. The town was formerly known as Hull Town but was later renamed for an officer of the D&H Coal & Canal Company. Olyphant was the eventual terminus of the D&H Gravity Railroad.

Omidon Hill : a patch near Carbondale. Possibly derived from "omadhaun", a Gaelic word meaning "a fool". This word is used in ethnic Irish neighborhoods to describe a stupid or dumb person. Anyone know anything about this patch?

Oneida : about 2 miles northwest of Sheppton

Orwin : near Muir, in Porter Township. Just south of Reinertown.

Overlook : just over the railroad tracks from Weigh Scales

Owl Creek : (pronounced "Owl Crick", of course) on Rte 309, just south of Tamaqua.

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