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Welcome to South Bend ...

South Bend is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for South Bend: S. Bend

South Bend is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named South Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named South Bend - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas (2), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near South Bend ...

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

  • Indiana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lower Burrell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Vandergrift
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kittanning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blairsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brackenridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ford City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <3>
  • Leechburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bend ...

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

Adding South Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Bend 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 (so far) for South Bend was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Bend.

Footnotes ...

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