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Welcome to Allegheny ...

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

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allegheny, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Allegheny is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Allegheny ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Allegheny - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Allegheny ...

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

  • Bethel Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
    • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bethel Park
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <5>
  • Monroeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Plum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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 a Google Map centered on Plum
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
  • West Mifflin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
    • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on West Mifflin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <5>
  • Murrysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Baldwin
  • McKeesport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
    • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wilkinsburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <5>
  • Franklin Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Franklin Park
  • Whitehall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Allegheny to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allegheny post office opened in 1836.

We also found Allegheny in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allegheny.

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allegheny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allegheny - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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