Welcome to Fredericktown ...

Fredericktown is primarily located in Fayette County<1>. A portion of Fredericktown extends into Washington County.

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

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

Fredericktown is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Fredericktown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fredericktown, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Fredericktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fredericktown - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Fredericktown ...

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

• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Uniontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Monessen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• California
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
• Donora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <4>
• Monongahela
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <4>
• Charleroi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <4>
• Waynesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Masontown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
• Bentleyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <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 Fredericktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fredericktown.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericktown. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fredericktown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredericktown ...

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

Adding Fredericktown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Fredericktown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredericktown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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