Welcome to Venus ...

Venus is primarily located in Clarion County<1>. A portion of Venus extends into Venango County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Venus, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Venus is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Venus: 16364<3>

Communities Also Named Venus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Venus - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska (2), Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Venus ...

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

• Oil City
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Clarion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Knox
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Pleasantville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Sligo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <4>
• Emlenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
  • Emlenton is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <4>
• Strattanville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
  • Strattanville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <4>
• Rouseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Venus ...

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

Adding Venus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Venus 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 Venus was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Venus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

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