Welcome to Snydertown ...

Snydertown is located in Centre County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snydertown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Snydertown is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Snydertown ...

While we believe that this Snydertown is located in Centre County, we know of another 4 Pennsylvania communities named Snydertown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fayette, Huntingdon, Northumberland and Westmoreland County.

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

Communities near Snydertown ...

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

• State College
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Lock Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Bellefonte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Mill Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Avis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
  • Avis is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <4>
• Flemington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
• Centre Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Milesburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Millheim
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <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 Snydertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snydertown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snydertown ...

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

Adding Snydertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snydertown 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 Snydertown was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snydertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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