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Welcome to Nowrytown ...

Nowrytown is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nowrytown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Nowrytown is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Nowrytown ...

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

  • Plum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Indiana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lower Burrell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jeannette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Latrobe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
  • Vandergrift
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnold
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nowrytown ...

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

Adding Nowrytown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nowrytown post office opened in 1890. The Nowrytown post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nowrytown.

Footnotes ...

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