Welcome to Cosmus ...

Cosmus is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cosmus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Cosmus is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Cosmus ...

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

• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Kittanning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <3>
• Ford City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
• Saxonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
  • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <3>
• West Kittanning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Knox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
• Chicora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <3>
• New Bethlehem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <3>
• East Brady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <3>
• Rimersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cosmus ...

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

Adding Cosmus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cosmus post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cosmus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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