Welcome to Townville ...

Townville is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Townville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Townville has a population of 309 people<3> (see below for details).

Townville is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Townville had an population of 309 people. This is a decrease of 4.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Townville had a population of 323 people. This makes Townville the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 323 people, the population of Townville increased 5.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 306 people).

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

Communities Also Named Townville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Townville - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Townville ...

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

• Meadville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Oil City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <5>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Edinboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <5>
• Titusville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Union City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Cambridge Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <5>
• Waterford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
• Cochranton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Townville ...

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

Adding Townville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Townville 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 Townville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Townville post office opened in 1865.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Townville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

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