Welcome to Drennen ...

Drennen is primarily located in Allegheny County<1>. A portion of Drennen extends into Westmoreland County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drennen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Drennen is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Drennen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drennen - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Drennen ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Monroeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• West Mifflin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Murrysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Baldwin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Greensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Whitehall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• New Kensington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drennen ...

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

Adding Drennen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drennen 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 Drennen was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drennen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/