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Welcome to Guffey ...

Guffey is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guffey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Guffey is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Guffey: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Guffey ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Guffey - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky and Texas.

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

Communities near Guffey ...

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

  • Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
  • Johnsonburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Smethport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Jewett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Limestone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <4>
  • Westline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Big Shanty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
  • Freeman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeman is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guffey ...

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

Adding Guffey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guffey post office opened in 1887. The Guffey post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guffey.

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 Guffey - 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 Guffey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Guffey 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/