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Welcome to Trowbridge ...

Trowbridge is located in Tioga County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
    • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
  • Corning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
  • Horseheads
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmira Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Painted Post
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <3>
  • Blossburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Troy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <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 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 (so far) for Trowbridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Trowbridge post office opened in 1880. The Trowbridge post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trowbridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trowbridge - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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