Welcome to Gallatin ...

Gallatin is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gallatin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Gallatin is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gallatin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Gallatin: This one is located in Allegheny County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Gallatin - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Gallatin ...

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

• 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Monroeville
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <3>
• West Mifflin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Murrysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <3>
• Wilkinsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Greensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Whitehall
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gallatin ...

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

Adding Gallatin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Gallatin post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gallatin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

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