Welcome to Defiance ...

Defiance is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Defiance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Defiance is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Defiance is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Defiance ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Defiance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Defiance - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), New Mexico (2), North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Defiance ...

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

• Bedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Everett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
• Todd
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• McConnellsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Broad Top City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
  • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
• Three Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <4>
• Orbisonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
  • Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <4>
• Rockhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
  • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Rockhill has also been known as:
  • Rockhill Furnace

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 Defiance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Defiance.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Defiance. 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 Defiance.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Defiance ...

Looking for more information about Defiance? 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 Defiance, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Defiance.

Adding Defiance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Defiance 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 Defiance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Defiance post office opened in 1889.

We also found Defiance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Defiance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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