Welcome to Gosford ...

Gosford is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gosford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Gosford is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Gosford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gosford - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Gosford ...

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

• Vandergrift
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Ford City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• Leechburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <4>
• Freeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Apollo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <4>
• Saxonburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
  • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <4>
• West Leechburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
  • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
• North Apollo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
  • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <4>
• Chicora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <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 Gosford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gosford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gosford ...

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

Adding Gosford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gosford post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gosford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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