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Welcome to Baggaley ...

Baggaley is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baggaley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Baggaley is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Baggaley ...

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

  • Greensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jeannette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Latrobe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Irwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <3>
  • Manor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <3>
  • Blairsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Youngwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Delmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <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 Baggaley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baggaley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baggaley ...

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

Adding Baggaley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baggaley 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 Baggaley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Baggaley post office opened in 1898. The Baggaley post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baggaley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baggaley - 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/