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Welcome to Lafayette ...Lafayette is located in McKean County<1>. The location of Lafayette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Lafayette, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Lafayette refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lafayettean<3> Lafayette is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lafayette is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Lafayette lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Lafayette: (814) Communities Also Named Lafayette ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Lafayette: This one is located in McKean County and the other is located in Montgomery County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 38 communities that are also named Lafayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lafayette. Communities near Lafayette ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lafayette.
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 Lafayette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lafayette. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lafayette. 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 Lafayette. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lafayette. See our Newspapers Page for Lafayette. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lafayette ...Looking for more information about Lafayette? 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 Lafayette, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lafayette. Adding Lafayette to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lafayette 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 Lafayette was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Lafayette on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lafayette. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lafayette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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