Welcome to Herminie ...

Herminie is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

Herminie was established in 1893.

Herminie is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Herminie ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Monroeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• West Mifflin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Murrysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Baldwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Wilkinsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Greensburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <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 Herminie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herminie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herminie ...

Looking for more information about Herminie? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Herminie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Herminie.

Adding Herminie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Herminie post office opened in 1894.

We also found Herminie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herminie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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