The borough of Versailles was incorporated on June 16, 1894. It comprised the pre-existing villages of Bissell and Elrod. An earlier incorporation in 1892 had been voided because of a defective petition.

Versailles' land border is with McKeesport from the northeast to northwest. White Oak Borough to the east. Across the Youghiogheny River, Versailles runs adjacent with Elizabeth Township to the south (with direct connector via Boston Bridge) and Lincoln to the southwest.