Winburne, Pennsylvania
Winburne, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Winburne | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′58″N 78°08′42″W / 40.96611°N 78.14500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Clearfield |
| Elevation | 1,424 ft (434 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16879 |
| Area code | 814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1191562[1] |
Winburne is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located 6.2 miles (10.0 km) northeast of Philipsburg. Winburne has a post office with ZIP code 16879.[2][3]
History[edit]
It is unclear exactly when Winburne was founded, but we can estimate it between 1885 and 1886. One of the first persons to arrive at Winburne was Gust Adolph Johnson who of which built one of the first three homes on Winburne.[4] Another prominent citizen of Winburne was Burton/Berten Merritt who came to Winburne in 1884.
Winburne was coined after the Wynn family that lived in the surrounding area, and "burn" being Scottish for stream. Wynnburn was the original spelling until the 1890s when the post office changed the name to Winburne.
Business[edit]
Jackson's Bar and Grill
Hotel Bar Avondale is the only original business in Winburne.
Cooper Township Municipal Authority (CTMA)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Winburne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Swoope, Roland (1911). "Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens". USGenWeb Archives. pp. 814–816.
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