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Welcome to Amaranth ...

Amaranth is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amaranth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Amaranth is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Amaranth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Amaranth - they are located in California, Delaware and Manitoba.

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

Communities near Amaranth ...

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

  • Bedford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Everett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hancock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
  • McConnellsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Hopewell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rainsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Valley-Hi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Dott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dott is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
  • Purcell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Purcell is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amaranth ...

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

Adding Amaranth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amaranth 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 (so far) for Amaranth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Amaranth post office opened in 1897. The Amaranth post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amaranth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amaranth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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