Jonas, Pennsylvania

Jonas, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania located on Route 534 in Polk Township. It is split between the Effort ZIP code of 18330 and the Kunkletown ZIP code of 18058.^[1]

Trexler Boy Scout Reservation is located just southeast of Jonas.

Polk Township Volunteer Fire Company has their Sub-Station located behind Hotel Jonas on Jonas Road. Currently housing their retired 1954 GMC along with an active Engine and Utility Truck.^[2]

Early Photo of Hotel Jonas.

Hotel Jonas is a big part of the Village of Jonas and has been around for many years. Jonas Snyder had purchased the original Inn building and surrounding land in 1858 and later his family built the existing hotel in 1901. The Jonas Hotel began as a small “Inn” that was known “Sterner’s”, a rest stop for early travelers thru northeastern Pennsylvania. It was situated on a stage coach road that connected the southwestern end of the Pocono area with towns to the north as White Haven and cities of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, the road is presently named State Highway 534.^[3]

References

Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Stroudsburg

Boroughs	Delaware Water Gap East Stroudsburg Mount Pocono Stroudsburg

Townships	Barrett Chestnuthill Coolbaugh Eldred Hamilton Jackson Middle Smithfield Paradise Pocono Polk Price Ross Smithfield Stroud Tobyhanna Tunkhannock

CDPs	Arlington Heights Brodheadsville Effort Emerald Lakes Gouldsboro‡ Indian Mountain Lake‡ Mountainhome Penn Estates Pocono Pines Saw Creek‡ Saylorsburg Sierra View Sun Valley Tobyhanna

Unincorporated communities	Analomink Bartonsville Blakeslee Canadensis Cresco Gilbert Gravel Place Hamilton Square Henryville Jonas Kresgeville Kunkletown Long Pond Marshalls Creek McMichael Meisertown Minisink Hills Neola Paradise Valley Pocono Lake Pocono Lake Preserve Pocono Manor Pocono Summit Reeders Sciota Scotrun Shawnee on Delaware Skytop Snydersville Swiftwater Tannersville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county

Coordinates: 40°58′03″N 75°30′43″W / 40.96750°N 75.51194°W / 40.96750; -75.51194

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