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Welcome to Searights ...

Searights is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Searights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Searights is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Searights ...

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

  • Uniontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Connellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monessen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
    • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <3>
  • California
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Donora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
    • Donora is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <3>
  • Monongahela
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
    • Monongahela is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <3>
  • Scottdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleroi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Waynesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <3>
  • Masontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Searights ...

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

Adding Searights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Searights 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 Searights was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Searights in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Searights.

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 Searights - 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.