Welcome to Frye ...

Frye is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frye, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Frye is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Frye ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Frye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Frye - they are located in Florida and Maine.

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

Communities near Frye ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Baldwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Wilkinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Whitehall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Jefferson Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frye ...

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

Adding Frye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frye 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 Frye was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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