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Welcome to Neshannock Falls ...

Neshannock Falls is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neshannock Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Neshannock Falls is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Neshannock Falls: 412, 724 & 878<3>

Communities near Neshannock Falls ...

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

  • Youngstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Struthers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <4>
  • Campbell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
  • Grove City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hubbard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
  • Ellwood City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Farrell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neshannock Falls ...

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

Adding Neshannock Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Neshannock Falls post office opened in 1854. The Neshannock Falls post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neshannock Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neshannock Falls - 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 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Neshannock Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Neshannock Falls 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/