Welcome to Schenley ...

Schenley is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schenley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Schenley is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Schenley ...

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

• Monroeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Plum
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
• Murrysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Butler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• New Kensington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Oakmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont
  • Oakmont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakmont <4>
• Fox Chapel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Fox Chapel is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Chapel <4>
• Vandergrift
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Arnold
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <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 Schenley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schenley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schenley ...

Looking for more information about Schenley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Schenley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Schenley.

Adding Schenley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schenley 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 Schenley was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Schenley in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Schenley post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schenley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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