Winburne, Pennsylvania
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]
Winburne, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Winburne | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′58″N 78°08′42″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] |
History
It is unclear exactly when Winburne was founded, but we can estimate it between 1885-1886. One of the first persons to arrive to Winburne was Gust Adolph Johnson whom of which built one of the first three homes on Winburne.[4] Another prominant citizen of Winburne was Burton/Berten Merritt who came to Winburne in 1884.
References
- "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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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