Welcome to Starr ...

Starr is located in Forest County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Starr is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Starr is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Starr ...

While we believe that this Starr is located in Forest County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Starr. Those communities are located in the following counties: Huntingdon and Warren County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 12 communities that are also named Starr - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Starr ...

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

• Oil City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Titusville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Pleasantville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Tidioute
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Rouseville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Shippenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippenville
  • Shippenville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippenville <4>
• Tionesta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Wolfs Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
  • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
• Fagundus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
  • Fagundus is located in Forest County
• Crown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Crown is located in Clarion County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starr ...

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

Adding Starr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starr 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 Starr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Starr post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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