Welcome to Steam Valley ...

Steam Valley is located in Lycoming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steam Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Steam Valley: Steam Vly. (or less commonly used: Steam Vally. or Steam Vlly.)

Steam Valley is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Steam Valley is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Steam Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Steam Valley - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Steam Valley ...

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

• Williamsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• South Williamsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <4>
• Montoursville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
  • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
• Jersey Shore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
  • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <4>
• Hughesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Montgomery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Blossburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
  • Blossburg is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossburg <4>
• Duboistown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
  • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
• Picture Rocks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
  • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steam Valley ...

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

Adding Steam Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Steam Valley post office opened in 1872.

We also found Steam Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steam Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

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