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The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state. [a] Formed from, successively, Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Murrysville is located at (40.434828, -79.656724 It is roughly 20 miles east of Pittsburgh on U.S. Route 22, [10] just east of the county line that separates Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.
Parts of Lycoming County Attached to Westmoreland County until 1806 and to Indiana County until 1830. Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President 43,612: 657 sq mi (1,702 km 2) Juniata County: 067: Mifflintown: 1831: Parts of Mifflin County: Juniata River, itself named for the Iroquoian word Onayutta, meaning "Standing Stone" 23,243: 394 sq mi ...
New Alexandria is a borough that is located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 560 at the time of the 2010 census. The population was 560 at the time of the 2010 census.
Norvelt is a census-designated place in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, founded in 1934 as Westmoreland Homesteads. In 1937 it was renamed to honor Eleanor Roosevelt .
An 1876 map of Youngstown. Youngstown is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Youngstown was incorporated on April 2, 1831. The population was 326 at the 2010 census. The borough has its own post office, with zip code 15696, established on April 1, 1813. [3] [4]
New Stanton is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.The population was 2,339 at the 2020 census. New Stanton is often used as a control city in western parts of Pennsylvania, as I-70 joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound towards Breezewood in New Stanton, and is a free highway westbound.
Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2020 census. [3] Ligonier was settled in the 1760s. The borough is well known for nearby Idlewild Park, one of the oldest amusement parks in the country; and nearby Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Another tourist attraction is Fort Ligonier ...