Welcome to Wrights ...

Wrights is located in McKean County<1>.

The location of Wrights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wrights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Wrights is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Wrights: (814)

Communities Also Named Wrights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Wrights - they are located in California, Illinois, Kentucky (3), Maryland (2), Michigan (3), New Jersey, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wrights ...

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

• Coudersport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Port Allegany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Emporium
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <4>
• Smethport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Eldred
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
• Austin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Oswayo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
  • Oswayo is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Roulette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roulette
  • Roulette is located in Potter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roulette <4>
• Williston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Potter County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrights ...

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

Adding Wrights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wrights 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 Wrights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wrights post office opened in 1874.

We also found Wrights in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wrights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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