Welcome to Asaph ...

Asaph is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asaph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Asaph is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Asaph ...

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

• Wellsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
  • Wellsboro is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wellsboro
  • From Asaph to Wellsboro
• Mansfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
• Elkland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkland
  • From Asaph to Elkland
• Blossburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
  • Blossburg is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blossburg
  • From Asaph to Blossburg
• Galeton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
  • Galeton is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <3>
• Westfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Westfield
  • From Asaph to Westfield
• New Bergen ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
  • New Bergen is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Tioga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tioga
  • From Asaph to Tioga
• Knoxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
• Balsam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balsam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
  • Balsam is located in Tioga County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Balsam
  • From Asaph to Balsam

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asaph ...

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

Adding Asaph to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Asaph post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asaph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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