Welcome to Titusville ...
The city of Titusville is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Titusville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Titusville has a population of 5,155 people<2> (see below for details).
Titusville is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Titusville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Titusville ...
Official Website: www.titusvillepa.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Titusville had an population of 5,155 people. This is a decrease of 7.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.12% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Titusville had a population of 5,601 people (which is 6.31% of the total population of Crawford County). This makes Titusville the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Titusville represents 0.04% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 167th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 5,601 people, the population of Titusville decreased 8.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,146 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Titusville.
Communities Also Named Titusville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Titusville - they are located in Florida, Indiana, New Brunswick, New Jersey and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Titusville.
Communities near Titusville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Titusville.
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Sugarcreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Tidioute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
- Tidioute is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
- Rouseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
- Rouseville is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <4>
- Tionesta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
- Tionesta is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
- Cooperstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Blooming Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Townville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Spartansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
- Spartansburg is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <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 Titusville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Titusville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Titusville. 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 Titusville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Titusville. Our list includes 33 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Titusville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Titusville ...
Looking for more information about Titusville? 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 Titusville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Titusville.
Adding Titusville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Titusville 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 Titusville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Titusville post office opened in 1848.
We also found Titusville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Titusville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Titusville: www.titusvillepa.com/
The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/
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 Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Titusville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Titusville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |