Hamilton, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Hamilton is located in Pennsylvania
Hamilton
Hamilton
Hamilton is located in the United States
Hamilton
Hamilton
Coordinates: 40°55′26.18″N 79°4′53.94″W / 40.9239389°N 79.0816500°W / 40.9239389; -79.0816500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJefferson
TownshipPerry
Population
 (2000)
 • Total132
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
15744
Area code814

Hamilton is an unincorporated community in Perry Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

Hamilton and the Valier area was used for coal mining. Getting nicknamed "Browntown". There is now a Sandpaper factory, 3-H Abrasives. It went through a lot of changes throughout the years, the Post Office moved next door, 3-H burned down and moved to another spot, there was a General store that went out of business. A local man crafted a baseball diamond for the local kids, but now is a cornfield.

History

A post office has been in operation at Hamilton since 1852.[2] Robert Hamilton was the first postmaster.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamilton, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 235.
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