Welcome to Independence ...

Independence is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Independence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Independence is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Independence ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Independence ...

While we believe that this Independence is located in Washington County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Independence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaver and Snyder County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Independence ...

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

• Wheeling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Weirton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• Washington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Toronto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
• Wintersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <4>
• Follansbee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <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 Independence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence ...

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

Adding Independence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Independence post office opened in 1827.

We also found Independence in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Independence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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