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Welcome to Snydersburg ...

Snydersburg is located in Clarion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snydersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Snydersburg is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Snydersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Snydersburg - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Snydersburg ...

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

  • Oil City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clarion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Brookville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <3>
  • Knox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Sligo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <3>
  • Summerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Strattanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rouseville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
    • Rouseville is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <3>
  • Shippenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tionesta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snydersburg ...

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

Adding Snydersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snydersburg 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 Snydersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Snydersburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snydersburg.

Footnotes ...

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