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Welcome to Kammerer ...

Kammerer is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kammerer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Kammerer is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Kammerer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities near Kammerer ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • West Mifflin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson
  • Munhall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brentwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kammerer ...

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

Adding Kammerer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kammerer post office opened in 1873. The Kammerer post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kammerer.

Footnotes ...

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