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Welcome to Gravel Pit ...

Gravel Pit is located in Bedford County<1>.

Gravel Pit is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gravel Pit: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Gravel Pit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gravel Pit - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa and Nevada.

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

Websites for Gravel Pit ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Gravel Pit ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Frostburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meyersdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Everett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Boswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carpendale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Hyndman
    (3 miles [4.8 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 Gravel Pit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gravel Pit.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gravel Pit ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gravel Pit - 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 Gravel Pit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Gravel Pit 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.