Welcome to Poke Run ...

Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poke Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

Poke Run is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Poke Run ...

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

• Monroeville
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• West Mifflin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Murrysville
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• McKeesport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Munhall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <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 Poke Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poke Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poke Run ...

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

Adding Poke Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Poke Run post office opened in 1821.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poke Run.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poke Run. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/