Welcome to Paulton ...

Paulton is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

The location of Paulton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paulton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Paulton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Paulton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Paulton - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Paulton ...

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

• Monroeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Plum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
• Murrysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Greensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• New Kensington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Jeannette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Swissvale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
  • Swissvale is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swissvale <4>
• Oakmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont
  • Oakmont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakmont <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 Paulton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paulton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paulton ...

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

Adding Paulton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paulton 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 Paulton was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paulton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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