Welcome to Rossiter ...

Rossiter is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossiter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Rossiter is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Rossiter ...

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

• DuBois
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <3>
• Punxsutawney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <3>
• Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <3>
• Northern Cambria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Reynoldsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <3>
• Barnesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Spangler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Clymer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <3>
• Hastings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
• Sykesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossiter ...

Looking for more information about Rossiter? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rossiter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rossiter.

Adding Rossiter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rossiter post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossiter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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