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Rossiter’s post office opened in 1900, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940

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When was Rossiter founded?

1900

The Rossiter post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 537126 years
Founding year: the first Rossiter post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Rossiter’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Rossiter are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Rossiter’s homes were built before 1940.
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How Rossiter came to be

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Rossiter was formed in 1901 as a coal mining town, and was originally named after William Rossiter, nominally the chief stockholder of the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation and the treasurer of the parent New York Central Railroad, which built a branch from Punxsutawney into the town. Many of the residents went through the infamous 1927 Indiana bituminous strike. Coal mining stopped in the late 1940s when the mines shut down.

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Questions about Rossiter’s history

What year was Rossiter founded?

The Rossiter post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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