Welcome to Koontzville ...

Koontzville is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

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

Koontzville is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Koontzville lies within the (814) area code.

Websites for Koontzville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Koontzville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Koontzville - they are located in North Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Koontzville ...

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

• Bedford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Everett
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Hyndman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
• Saxton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
• Schellsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
  • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <4>
• Manns Choice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
  • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <4>
• Woodbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Hopewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
• Pleasantville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• New Paris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <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 Koontzville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Koontzville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Koontzville ...

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

Adding Koontzville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Koontzville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Koontzville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koontzville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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