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Welcome to Van Dykes ...

Van Dykes is located in Armstrong County<1>.

Van Dykes is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Van Dykes ...

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

  • Plum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kensington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Burrell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Chapel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Dykes ...

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

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 Van Dykes - 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.