Welcome to Sartwell ...

Sartwell is located in McKean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sartwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Sartwell is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sartwell: (814)

Communities near Sartwell ...

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

• Olean
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Bradford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Coudersport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Port Allegany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Allegany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Smethport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Bolivar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Portville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Mount Jewett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <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 Sartwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sartwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sartwell ...

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

Adding Sartwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sartwell post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sartwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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