Welcome to Trowbridge ...

Trowbridge is located in Tioga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trowbridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Trowbridge is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Trowbridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Trowbridge - they are located in California, Illinois, Michigan (2), Ohio, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Trowbridge ...

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

• Elmira
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
• Corning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Horseheads
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <4>
• Elmira Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
• Mansfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Painted Post
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <4>
• Elkland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
• Addison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Blossburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
  • Blossburg is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossburg <4>
• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <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 Trowbridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trowbridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trowbridge ...

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

Adding Trowbridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trowbridge post office opened in 1880.

We also found Trowbridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trowbridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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