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Welcome to Romney ...

Romney is located in Fayette County<1>.

Romney is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Romney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Romney - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Romney ...

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

  • Greensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Latrobe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
  • Connellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Somerset
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Youngwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Stanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Southwest Greensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 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 Romney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Romney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Romney ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Romney - 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.