Welcome to Houserville ...

Houserville is located in Centre County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Houserville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Houserville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Houserville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Houserville ...

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

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

Communities near Houserville ...

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

• Bellefonte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Burnham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Centre Hall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Milesburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Millheim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Howard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Port Matilda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Park Forest Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
  • Park Forest Village is located in Centre 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 Houserville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houserville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houserville ...

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

Adding Houserville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Houserville 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 Houserville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Houserville post office opened in 1862.

We also found Houserville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Houserville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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