Welcome to Luxor ...

Luxor is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luxor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Luxor is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Luxor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Luxor - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Luxor ...

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

• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
• Plum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
• Murrysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <3>
• McKeesport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <3>
• Greensburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
• Jeannette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <3>
• Latrobe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
• White Oak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <3>
• Turtle Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
  • Turtle Creek is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtle Creek <3>
• Vandergrift
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luxor ...

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

Adding Luxor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Luxor post office opened in 1894.

We also found Luxor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luxor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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