Welcome to Rossmoyne ...

Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossmoyne, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rossmoyne is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rossmoyne is located in the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Rossmoyne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Rossmoyne: This one is located in Cumberland County and the other is located in Indiana County.

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

Communities near Rossmoyne ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Carlisle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• New Cumberland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Hummelstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <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 Rossmoyne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rossmoyne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossmoyne ...

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

Adding Rossmoyne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rossmoyne 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 Rossmoyne was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossmoyne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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