Welcome to Tunnelville ...

So far, we found very little information about Tunnelville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tunnelville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tunnelville, please Contact Us.

Tunnelville would have been located within present day Armstrong County<2>.

The location of Tunnelville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunnelville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tunnelville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Tunnelville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Tunnelville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tunnelville - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tunnelville ...

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

• Plum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
• Indiana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• New Kensington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <5>
• Lower Burrell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Vandergrift
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Arnold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>
• Tarentum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Kittanning
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Springdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
• Brackenridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <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 Tunnelville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunnelville.

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

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

Adding Tunnelville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tunnelville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tunnelville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tunnelville post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunnelville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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