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Welcome to Rouseville ...

Rouseville is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rouseville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rouseville has a population of 475 people<2> (see below for details).

Rouseville is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rouseville had an population of 475 people. This is a decrease of 9.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rouseville had a population of 523 people. This makes Rouseville the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 523 people, the population of Rouseville increased 10.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 472 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rouseville.

Communities near Rouseville ...

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

  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Titusville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sugarcreek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Knox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
  • Cochranton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
    • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
  • Pleasantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Emlenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
    • Emlenton is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <4>
  • Hydetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
    • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Shippenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rouseville ...

Looking for more information about Rouseville? 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 Rouseville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rouseville.

Adding Rouseville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rouseville 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 Rouseville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Rouseville post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rouseville.

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rouseville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rouseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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