Welcome to Port Ann ...

Port Ann is located in Snyder County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Ann, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Port Ann: Prt. Ann

Port Ann is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Port Ann ...

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

• Sunbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Northumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Shamokin Dam
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
  • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <4>
• Middleburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Beavertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <4>
• Liverpool
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
• McClure
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <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 Port Ann. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Ann.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Ann ...

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

Adding Port Ann to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Ann post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Ann.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

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