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Welcome to Old Side ...

Old Side is located in Centre County<1>.

Old Side is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Old Side ...

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

  • State College
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bellefonte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Philipsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Milesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Howard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Matilda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • South Philipsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • Wallaceton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Unionville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Side ...

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

Footnotes ...

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