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Welcome to Roaring Spring ...

Roaring Spring is located in Blair County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Roaring Spring, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Roaring Spring: Roaring Spg. (or less commonly used: Roaring Spng. or Roaring Sprng.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roaring Spring has a population of 2,423 people<3> (see below for details).

Roaring Spring is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Roaring Spring: (814)

Websites for Roaring Spring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Roaring Spring, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roaring Spring had an population of 2,423 people. This is a decrease of 6.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roaring Spring had a population of 2,585 people. This makes Roaring Spring the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Roaring Spring represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 360th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,585 people, the population of Roaring Spring increased 6.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,418 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roaring Spring.

Communities Also Named Roaring Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roaring Spring - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Roaring Spring ...

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

  • Altoona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ebensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Portage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
  • Bellwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <5>
  • Cresson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallitzin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
    • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <5>
  • Todd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
  • Loretto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Spring ...

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

Adding Roaring Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roaring Spring 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 Roaring Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roaring Spring.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Roaring Spring.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roaring Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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