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Welcome to Trooper ...

Trooper is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trooper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

Trooper is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Trooper ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Norristown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Darby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
  • Perkasie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <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 Trooper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trooper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trooper ...

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

Adding Trooper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trooper 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 Trooper was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1908).

We also found Trooper in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trooper.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trooper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.