Welcome to Rothsville ...

Rothsville is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rothsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Rothsville is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Rothsville: (717)

Communities near Rothsville ...

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

• Lancaster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Ephrata
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Wyomissing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Millersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• New Holland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <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 Rothsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rothsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rothsville ...

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

Adding Rothsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rothsville post office opened in 1851.

We also found Rothsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rothsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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