Welcome to Fossilville ...

Fossilville is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fossilville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Fossilville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fossilville is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Websites for Fossilville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fossilville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Fossilville ...

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

• Cumberland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Frostburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <4>
• Bedford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Meyersdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
• Everett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
• Boswell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
• Central City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Carpendale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Ridgeley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <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 Fossilville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fossilville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fossilville ...

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

Adding Fossilville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fossilville post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fossilville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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