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Welcome to Godfrey ...

Godfrey is located in Armstrong County<1>.

Godfrey is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Godfrey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Godfrey - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ontario, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Godfrey ...

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

  • Plum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kensington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Burrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Chapel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Arnold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godfrey ...

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

Adding Godfrey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Godfrey 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 (so far) for Godfrey was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godfrey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Godfrey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.