Welcome to Pyrra ...

Pyrra is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pyrra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Pyrra is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Pyrra ...

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

• Indiana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Vandergrift
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Tarentum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <4>
• Kittanning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Brackenridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <4>
• Ford City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Leechburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <4>
• Freeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Homer City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pyrra ...

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

Adding Pyrra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pyrra post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pyrra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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