Nossville, Pennsylvania

Nossville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Nossville
Coordinates: 40°14′01″N77°45′56″W / 40.23361°N 77.76556°W / 40.23361; -77.76556
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Huntingdon
Township	Tell
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17213
Area code	814
GNIS feature ID	1182694 [1]

Nossville is an unincorporated area in Tell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is located on the banks of Tuscarora Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River.

History

The settlement was named after Colonel George Noss (1813-1892), who built a steam tannery there in 1848. The tannery burned down in 1870, was rebuilt under new ownership, and closed in 1878, but was reopened in 1881 by Oswill Mosser (1854-1896).

Noss was also involved in an attempt to build a railroad in the area, initially called The Duncannon, Landisburg, and Broad Top Railroad Company; incorporated in 1854, ^[2] it never built track and the charter became dormant in 1879.

Nossville had a post office from 1867 to 1912. ^[3] There is a Methodist Episcopal church, built in 1872, and an adjoining cemetery. ^[4]

Notable residents

• Edward M. Beers (1877–1932), U.S. Representative
• Elizabeth Cisney Smith (1881–1965), physician

References

1. "Calvin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: A. Boyd Hamilton, 1856, p. 608
3. http://www.postalhistory.com
4. History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania, J. Simpson Africa, Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883, pp.364-368