Welcome to Putneyville ...

Putneyville is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Putneyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Putneyville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Putneyville ...

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

• Clarion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <3>
• Punxsutawney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <3>
• Kittanning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <3>
• Ford City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
• West Kittanning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• New Bethlehem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <3>
• East Brady
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <3>
• Rimersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
• Rural Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <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 Putneyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Putneyville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Putneyville ...

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

Adding Putneyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Putneyville post office opened in 1844.

We also found Putneyville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Putneyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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