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Welcome to Rural Valley ...

Rural Valley is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rural Valley: Rural Vly. (or less commonly used: Rural Vally. or Rural Vlly.)

Rural Valley is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rural Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Rural Valley: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Armstrong County.

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

Websites for Rural Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rural Valley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rural Valley ...

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

  • Bethel Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Weirton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <3>
  • Steubenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Canonsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mingo Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Follansbee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bentleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

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