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Welcome to Surveyor ...

Surveyor is located in Clearfield County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Surveyor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Surveyor is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Surveyor: (814)

Communities Also Named Surveyor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Surveyor - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Surveyor ...

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

  • Clearfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Philipsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
    • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
  • Curwensville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Osceola Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
    • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
  • Chester Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
    • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Snow Shoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Houtzdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
    • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <4>
  • South Philipsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
    • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Ramey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
    • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Brisbin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people

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 Surveyor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surveyor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surveyor ...

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

Adding Surveyor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Surveyor 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 Surveyor was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Surveyor.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Surveyor. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surveyor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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