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Welcome to Hoytdale ...

Hoytdale is located in Beaver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoytdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Hoytdale is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Hoytdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

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

Communities near Hoytdale ...

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

  • New Castle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Economy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ambridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Columbiana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Brighton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Monaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • East Palestine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoytdale ...

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

Adding Hoytdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoytdale 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 Hoytdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hoytdale post office opened in 1892. The Hoytdale post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoytdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoytdale - 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.
<4>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/