Welcome to Blough ...
Blough is located in Somerset County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Blough, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Blough is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blough lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blough: 814 & 582<3>
Communities near Blough ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blough.
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
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- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
- Westmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Windber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
- Windber is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <4>
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- Portage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
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From Blough to Portage
- Geistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Southmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
- Ligonier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
- Ligonier is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
Google driving directions:
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From Blough to Ligonier
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Ferndale
From Blough to Ferndale
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 Blough. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blough.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blough. 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 Blough.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blough. See our Newspapers Page for Blough.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blough ...
Looking for more information about Blough? 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 Blough, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blough.
Adding Blough to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blough 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 Blough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Blough post office opened in 1903.
We also found Blough on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blough.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blough - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Blough area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Blough area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |