Welcome to Rouzerville ...

Rouzerville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rouzerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Rouzerville is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Rouzerville is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Rouzerville ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <3>
• Chambersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <3>
• Gettysburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <3>
• Thurmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <3>
• Taneytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <3>
• Walkersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <3>
• Greencastle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <3>
• Carroll Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <3>
• Boonsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <3>
• Emmitsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <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 Rouzerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rouzerville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rouzerville ...

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

Adding Rouzerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rouzerville post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rouzerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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