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Welcome to Margaret ...

Margaret is located in Armstrong County<1>.

Margaret is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Margaret ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Margaret - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Manitoba, North Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Margaret ...

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

  • Indiana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandergrift
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittanning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ford City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Leechburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Homer City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Apollo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <3>
  • West Leechburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • North Apollo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Margaret ...

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

Adding Margaret to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Margaret 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 Margaret was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Margaret.

Footnotes ...

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