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Welcome to Houseville ...

Houseville is located in Butler County<1>.

Houseville is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Houseville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Houseville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Houseville ...

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

  • Plum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Wilkinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Kensington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lower Burrell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Economy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • West View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houseville ...

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

Adding Houseville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Houseville 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 (so far) for Houseville was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Houseville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.