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Welcome to Troytown ...

Troytown is located in Fayette County<1>.

Troytown is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Troytown ...

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

  • McKeesport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson
  • Uniontown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • White Oak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Connellsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Monessen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clairton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Donora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Donora is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <3>
  • Glassport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Troytown ...

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

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 Troytown - 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.