Welcome to Wickhaven ...
Wickhaven is located in Fayette County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickhaven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Wickhaven is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wickhaven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Wickhaven ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wickhaven.
- Bethel Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
- Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
- West Mifflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
- West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- McKeesport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Munhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jeannette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <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 Wickhaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wickhaven.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wickhaven. 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 Wickhaven.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wickhaven. See our Newspapers Page for Wickhaven.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wickhaven ...
Looking for more information about Wickhaven? 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 Wickhaven, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wickhaven.
Adding Wickhaven to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wickhaven 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 Wickhaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wickhaven post office opened in 1898.
We also found Wickhaven on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickhaven.
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 Wickhaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |