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Welcome to Mongtown ...

Mongtown is located in Clarion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mongtown, 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.

Mongtown is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mongtown ...

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

  • Oil City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Bethlehem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • East Brady
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rimersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Parker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sligo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Emlenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Strattanville
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Mongtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mongtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mongtown ...

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

Adding Mongtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mongtown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mongtown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mongtown.

Footnotes ...

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