Welcome to Phillipston ...

Phillipston is located in Clarion County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Phillipston, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phillipston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Phillipston is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Phillipston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Phillipston - they are located in Louisiana, Massachusetts and Ontario.

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

Communities near Phillipston ...

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

• Butler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Clarion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Kittanning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Ford City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• Saxonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
  • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <4>
• West Kittanning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Knox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Chicora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• Rimersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <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 Phillipston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillipston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillipston ...

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

Adding Phillipston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phillipston 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 Phillipston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillipston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

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