Welcome to Alum Rock ...

Alum Rock is located in Clarion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alum Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Alum Rock is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Alum Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alum Rock - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Alum Rock ...

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

• Oil City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <3>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Clarion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <3>
• Sugarcreek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Knox
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
• Chicora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <3>
• New Bethlehem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <3>
• East Brady
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <3>
• Rimersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
• Parker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alum Rock ...

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

Adding Alum Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alum Rock post office opened in 1862.

We also found Alum Rock in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alum Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

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