Welcome to Lavansville ...

Lavansville is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lavansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Lavansville is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lavansville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Lavansville ...

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

• Somerset
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Meyersdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Ligonier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
• Boswell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Rockwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Confluence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <4>
• Salisbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Jennerstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
  • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <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 Lavansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lavansville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lavansville ...

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

Adding Lavansville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lavansville post office opened in 1836.

We also found Lavansville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lavansville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

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