Welcome to Ekastown ...

Ekastown is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ekastown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Ekastown is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Ekastown ...

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

• Monroeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monroeville
  • From Ekastown to Monroeville
• Plum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
• Murrysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Murrysville
  • From Ekastown to Murrysville
• Wilkinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <3>
• Franklin Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler is located in Butler County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Butler
  • From Ekastown to Butler
• New Kensington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Kensington
  • From Ekastown to New Kensington
• Lower Burrell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <3>
• Oakmont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakmont is located in Allegheny County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakmont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakmont
  • From Ekastown to Oakmont
• West View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • West View is located in Allegheny County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West View
  • From Ekastown to West View

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ekastown ...

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

Adding Ekastown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ekastown 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 Ekastown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ekastown post office opened in 1889. The Ekastown post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ekastown.