Welcome to Fitz Henry ...

Fitz Henry is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitz Henry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Fitz Henry is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Fitz Henry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fitz Henry - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Fitz Henry ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Greensburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 northwest)
  • 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>
• Jefferson Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Munhall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <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 Fitz Henry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fitz Henry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitz Henry ...

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

Adding Fitz Henry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fitz Henry post office opened in 1850.

We also found Fitz Henry in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitz Henry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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