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Welcome to Larke ...

Larke is located in Blair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Larke is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Larke: 814 & 582<3>

Websites for Larke ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

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

Communities near Larke ...

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

  • Altoona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntingdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tyrone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Roaring Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Martinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallitzin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Todd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larke ...

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

Adding Larke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Larke post office opened in 1898. The Larke post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Larke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Larke area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Larke area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/