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Welcome to Fiske ...

Fiske is located in Cambria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fiske, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Fiske is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fiske: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Fiske ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fiske - they are located in Louisiana and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Fiske ...

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

  • Altoona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tyrone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Northern Cambria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Spangler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Bellwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Patton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cresson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fiske ...

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

Adding Fiske to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fiske 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 Fiske was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fiske post office opened in 1876. The Fiske post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fiske.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fiske - 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 Fiske area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Fiske 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/