Horatio, Pennsylvania

Horatio is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.^[1]

History

Horatio had its start around 1887 as a mining community when a railroad line was extended to the mines at that point.^[2] A post office was established at Horatio in 1888, and remained in operation until 1920.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horatio, Pennsylvania
↑ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 428.
↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Brookville

Boroughs	Big Run Brockway Brookville Corsica Falls Creek‡ Punxsutawney Reynoldsville Summerville Sykesville Timblin Worthville

Townships	Barnett Beaver Bell Clover Eldred Gaskill Heath Henderson Knox McCalmont Oliver Perry Pine Creek Polk Porter Ringgold Rose Snyder Union Warsaw Washington Winslow Young

CDP	Crenshaw

Unincorporated communities	Adrian Mines Alaska Allens Mills Anita Baxter Beechtree Beechwoods Bells Mills Blowtown Bowersville Cloe Coal Glen Coder Conifer Content Coolspring Cortez Desire Dora Ella Emerickville Fordham Frostburg Fuller Hamilton Hazen Heathville Horatio Howe Kahletown Knox Dale Lanes Mills Langville Markton McMinns Summit Munderf North Freedom Ohl Oliveburg Panic Pancoast Pansy Pardus Port Barnett Porter Prescottville Ramsaytown Rathmel Richardsville Ringgold Rockdale Roseville Sandy Valley Schoffner Corner Sigel Soldier Sprankle Mills Stanton Stump Creek Sugar Hill Valier Walston Warsaw Westville Winslow Wishaw

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°55′45″N 79°00′56″W / 40.92917°N 79.01556°W / 40.92917; -79.01556

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