Welcome to Georges Station ...

Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

The location of Georges Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georges Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Georges Station: Georges Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Georges Station for more information about variations on the name of Georges Station.

Georges Station is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Georges Station ...

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

• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Plum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
• Murrysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• McKeesport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Jeannette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• White Oak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Turtle Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
  • Turtle Creek is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtle Creek <4>
• North Braddock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Braddock
  • North Braddock is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,635 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <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 Georges Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Georges Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georges Station ...

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

Adding Georges Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Georges Station post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georges Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georges Station. 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/