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Welcome to President ...

President is located in Venango County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of President, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

President is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named President ...

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

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

Communities near President ...

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

  • Oil City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clarion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Titusville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugarcreek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Knox
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Pleasantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tidioute
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Emlenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
    • Emlenton is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <3>
  • Hydetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
    • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for President ...

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

Adding President to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the President post office opened in 1868.

We also found President in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for President.

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around President - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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