Welcome to Trotter ...

Trotter is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trotter, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Communities Also Named Trotter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Trotter - they are located in Alabama and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Trotter ...

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

• Uniontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Monessen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• California
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
• Donora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Scottdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Charleroi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <4>
• Masontown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
• Youngwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <4>
• West Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
  • West Newton is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newton <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 Trotter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trotter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trotter ...

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

Adding Trotter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trotter 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 Trotter was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Trotter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trotter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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