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Welcome to Beryl ...

Beryl is located in Blair County<1>.


The location of Beryl has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beryl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Beryl is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beryl lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beryl is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Beryl ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beryl, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Beryl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Beryl - they are located in Arkansas, Utah and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beryl.

Communities near Beryl ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beryl.

  • Altoona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Huntingdon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tyrone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
  • Ebensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Roaring Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
    • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
  • Portage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
  • Bellwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
  • Patton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Patton is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
  • Cresson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beryl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beryl.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beryl. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beryl.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beryl. See our Newspapers Page for Beryl.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beryl ...

Looking for more information about Beryl? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beryl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beryl.

Adding Beryl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beryl in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beryl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beryl post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beryl.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beryl. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beryl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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