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Welcome to Rand ...Rand is located in Union County<1>. The location of Rand has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Rand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. Rand is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Rand lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Rand lies within the (570) area code. Communities Also Named Rand ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Rand: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Allegheny County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Rand - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ontario, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rand. Communities near Rand ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rand.
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 Rand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rand. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rand. 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 Rand. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rand. See our Newspapers Page for Rand. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rand ...Looking for more information about Rand? 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 Rand, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rand. Adding Rand to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rand 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 Rand was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Rand in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Rand. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rand. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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