Welcome to Byromtown ...
Byromtown is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Byromtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Byromtown is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Byromtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Byromtown: 814 & 582<3>
Communities near Byromtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Byromtown.
- Ridgway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Clarendon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marienville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Sheffield Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Henrys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Roses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gilfoyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
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 Byromtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byromtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Byromtown. 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 Byromtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Byromtown. See our Newspapers Page for Byromtown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byromtown ...
Looking for more information about Byromtown? 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 Byromtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Byromtown.
Adding Byromtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Byromtown 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 Byromtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Byromtown post office opened in 1887. The Byromtown post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Byromtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byromtown - 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 Byromtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Byromtown 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> | 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/ |