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Welcome to East Brady ...

East Brady is located in Clarion County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Brady, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Brady has a population of 907 people<3> (see below for details).

East Brady is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Brady had an population of 907 people. This is a decrease of 3.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Brady had a population of 942 people. This makes East Brady the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 942 people, the population of East Brady decreased 9.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,038 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Brady.

Communities near East Brady ...

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

  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Kittanning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <5>
  • Saxonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
    • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <5>
  • West Kittanning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Knox
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <5>
  • Chicora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Chicora is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <5>
  • New Bethlehem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rimersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
    • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Brady ...

Looking for more information about East Brady? 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 East Brady, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Brady.

Adding East Brady to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Brady post office opened in 1877.

We also found East Brady in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Brady.

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.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 Clarion, 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 East Brady.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Brady - 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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