Welcome to Old Fort ...

Old Fort is located in Centre County<1>.

The location of Old Fort has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Fort, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Old Fort is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Old Fort ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Old Fort - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Old Fort ...

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

• State College
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Lewistown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Bellefonte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Burnham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Milesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Millheim
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Howard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Juniata Terrace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
  • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
• Unionville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <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 Old Fort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Fort.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Fort ...

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

Adding Old Fort to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Old Fort post office opened in 1824.

We also found Old Fort in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Fort.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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