Welcome to Transfer ...

Transfer is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Transfer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Transfer is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Transfer: 724 & 878<3>

Communities Also Named Transfer ...

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

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

Communities near Transfer ...

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

• Youngstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <4>
• Niles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <4>
• Hermitage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
• Sharon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <4>
• Girard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
• Campbell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Grove City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Hubbard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
• Cortland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <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 Transfer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Transfer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Transfer ...

Looking for more information about Transfer? 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 Transfer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Transfer.

Adding Transfer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Transfer 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 Transfer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Transfer post office opened in 1866.

We also found Transfer in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Transfer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

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