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Welcome to Clymer ...

Clymer is located in Indiana County<1>.


The location of Clymer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clymer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clymer has a population of 1,269 people<3> (see below for details).

Clymer is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clymer had an population of 1,269 people. This is a decrease of 6.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clymer had a population of 1,357 people. This makes Clymer the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Clymer represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 524th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,357 people, the population of Clymer decreased 12.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,547 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clymer.

Communities Also Named Clymer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Clymer: This one is located in Indiana County and the other is located in Tioga County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Clymer - they are located in New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near Clymer ...

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

  • Indiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Northern Cambria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
  • Nanty Glo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Homer City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Patton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Patton is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <5>
  • Hastings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
  • Rural Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clymer ...

Looking for more information about Clymer? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clymer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clymer.

Adding Clymer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clymer 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 Clymer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clymer post office opened in 1906.

We also found Clymer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clymer.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clymer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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 Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clymer.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clymer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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