Welcome to Hastings ...

Hastings is located in Forest County<1>.

The location of Hastings has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hastings, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

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

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

Hastings is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Hastings ...

While we believe that this Hastings is located in Forest County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Hastings. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny and Cambria County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 33 communities that are also named Hastings - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hastings ...

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

• Warren
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Kane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
• Tidioute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Clarendon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <4>
• Tionesta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Donaldson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
  • Donaldson is located in Warren County
• Hoover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Warren County
• Iron City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
• Barnes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
  • Barnes is located in Warren County
• Hermit Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren 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 Hastings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hastings.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hastings ...

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

Adding Hastings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hastings 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 Hastings was on a map titled Road Map for Pennsylvania (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hastings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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