Welcome to Ostend ...

Ostend is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ostend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Ostend is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Ostend: (814)

Communities near Ostend ...

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

• DuBois
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
• Clearfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Reynoldsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Barnesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Patton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Hastings
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <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 Ostend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ostend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ostend ...

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

Adding Ostend to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ostend post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ostend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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