Welcome to South Connellsville ...

South Connellsville is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Connellsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Connellsville has a population of 1,915 people<3> (see below for details).

South Connellsville is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Connellsville had an population of 1,915 people. This is a decrease of 2.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Connellsville had a population of 1,970 people. This makes South Connellsville the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of South Connellsville represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 435th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,970 people, the population of South Connellsville decreased 13.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,281 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Connellsville.

Communities near South Connellsville ...

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

• Uniontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>
• Monessen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <5>
• California
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Donora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Scottdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <5>
• Charleroi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <5>
• Masontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
• Youngwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <5>
• West Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
  • West Newton is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Connellsville ...

Looking for more information about South Connellsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for South Connellsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for South Connellsville.

Adding South Connellsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Connellsville 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 South Connellsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Connellsville post office opened in 1905.

We also found South Connellsville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Connellsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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