Desire, Pennsylvania

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Desire, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Desire
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Desire
Coordinates: 41°01′31″N78°53′25″W / 41.02528°N 78.89028°W / 41.02528; -78.89028
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Jefferson
Township Henderson
Elevation
1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1173179 [1]

Desire is an unincorporated community in Henderson Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1]

A post office was established at Desire in 1898, and remained in operation until 1923. [2] [3] The origin of the name "Desire" is obscure. [4] Journalist William A. White visited Desire in 1953 and wrote "there is nothing sensational about the name Desire". White described the community as having a few houses, a gas station, and a post office named Desire. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Desire, Pennsylvania
  2. ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 234.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
  5. ↑ White, William A. (February 13, 1953). "Desire, Pa". Pittsburgh Press.
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