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Welcome to McHaddon ...

McHaddon is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McHaddon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

McHaddon is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near McHaddon ...

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

  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Burrell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Arnold
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kittanning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Springdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brackenridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McHaddon ...

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

Adding McHaddon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McHaddon post office opened in 1884. The McHaddon post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McHaddon.

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 McHaddon - 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/