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Welcome to Myrtle ...

Myrtle is located in McKean County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Myrtle, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Myrtle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Myrtle is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Myrtle lies within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Myrtle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Myrtle - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Myrtle ...

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

  • Olean
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
  • Wellsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
  • Coudersport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Allegany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Allegany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
    • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
  • Smethport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
    • Smethport is located in McKean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
  • Cuba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Bolivar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
  • Portville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
    • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
  • Belmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myrtle ...

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

Adding Myrtle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myrtle 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 Myrtle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Myrtle post office opened in 1879.

We also found Myrtle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myrtle.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Myrtle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Myrtle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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