Echo, Pennsylvania

Echo, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Echo
Coordinates: 40°51′00″N79°19′38″W / 40.85000°N 79.32722°W / 40.85000; -79.32722
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Armstrong
Elevation	1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1203488 [1]

Echo is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[1]

History

A post office called Echo was established in 1857 and remained in operation until 1940. ^[2] According to tradition, the community was named from the echoes bouncing off nearby ridges. ^[3]

References

1. "Echo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.