Welcome to Gardeau ...

Gardeau is located in McKean County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Gardeau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Gardeau is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gardeau: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Gardeau ...

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

Coudersport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Coudersport is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
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Port Allegany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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- Port Allegany is located in McKean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
Emporium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Emporium is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
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Smethport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
- Smethport is located in McKean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Austin is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
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Driftwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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- Driftwood is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
Weber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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- Cameron is located in Cameron County
Roulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Roulette is located in Potter County
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Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardeau ...

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

Adding Gardeau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gardeau 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 Gardeau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Gardeau post office opened in 1888.

We also found Gardeau in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardeau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gardeau - 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 Gardeau area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Gardeau 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/