Welcome to Purchase Line ...

Purchase Line is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Purchase Line, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Purchase Line is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Purchase Line ...

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

• Indiana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <3>
• Punxsutawney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <3>
• Northern Cambria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Barnesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <3>
• Spangler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Homer City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <3>
• Patton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Clymer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <3>
• Hastings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <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 Purchase Line. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purchase Line.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purchase Line ...

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

Adding Purchase Line to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Purchase Line post office opened in 1862.

We also found Purchase Line in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purchase Line.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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