Welcome to Hostetter ...

Hostetter is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hostetter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Hostetter is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Hostetter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hostetter - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Hostetter ...

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

• Murrysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Greensburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Jeannette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Connellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Irwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <4>
• Manor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Blairsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <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 Hostetter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hostetter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hostetter ...

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

Adding Hostetter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hostetter post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hostetter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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