The location of Amsbry
Welcome to Amsbry ...
Amsbry is located in Cambria County.
The location of Amsbry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Amsbry is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Amsbry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Amsbry: (814)
Communities near Amsbry ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you are going to drive.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Altoona [Map] | 44,098 | E | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Barnesboro [Map] | --- | NW | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Ebensburg [Map] | 3,123 | W | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| Hollidaysburg [Map] | 5,767 | SE | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
| Martinsburg [Map] | 1,883 | SE | 19 miles [30.6 km] |
| Nanty Glo [Map] | 2,538 | W | 15 miles [24.1 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Amsbry.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amsbry. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amsbry. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amsbry.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Amsbry:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amsbry ...
Looking for more information about Amsbry? 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.
Looking for more information about Amsbry? 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 Amsbry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amsbry.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amsbry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amsbry) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amsbry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5365, Longitude: -78.5561 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Amsbry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Amsbry. |