Kellersburg, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Kellersburg is located in Pennsylvania
Kellersburg
Kellersburg
Coordinates: 40°58′10″N 79°25′27″W / 40.96944°N 79.42417°W / 40.96944; -79.42417
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyArmstrong
TownshipMadison
Elevation
1,470 ft (450 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1178323[1]

Kellersburg is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

History

Kellersburg was founded in 1842 by Nicholas Keller, Sr. consisting originally of twenty-three lots, on both sides of the Olean road in the eastern part of the township[2][3][4] Keller sold his lots at $20 and $30 each, good prices for those days, retaining five-sixteenths of an acre for his hotel and store.

Red Bank post office was established May 13, 1842, C. Shunk, postmaster.[5] On February 24, 1871 its name was changed to Kellersburgh, David Grant postmaster.[5] Its name was changed again to Kellersburg in 1894.[5] In 1913 A.M. Willison was postmaster, keeping the post office in his store.[4]

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Having been organized as far back as 1836 by Rev. G.A. Reichert, it is one of the oldest of the faith in the county.[3][4]

The pastors from the beginning have been: Rev. G.A. Reichert, 1832–37; Rev. Henry D. Keyl, occasionally from 1838 to 1842; Rev. William Uhl, 1846–48; Rev. J.A. Nuner, 1849–51; Rev. Thomas Stock, 1851–54; Rev. George F. Ehrenfeld, 1854–55; Rev. Thomas Steck, 1856; Rev. Michael Sweigert, 1858–64; Rev. Henry Gathers, 1864–68; Rev. S.S. Stouffer, 1870; Rev. William E. Crebs, 1871–73; Rev. David Townsend, 1873–74; Rev. Wilson Selner, 1875–81; Rev. Elias A. Best, 1883–86; Rev. J.W. Schwartz, 1889–92; Rev. W.M. Hering, 1892–93; Rev. William J. Bucher, 1893–97; Rev. F.J. Matter, 1897–1900; Rev. Charles E. Berkey, 1900–03; Rev. W.B. Claney, 1903–10; Rev. William E. Sunday, 1910.

Methodist Episcopal Church

In 1871 the Methodists erected a substantial house of worship with a congregation largely coming from nearby Widnoon.[3][4] The pastor in 1914 was Rev. John Wall.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kellersburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 49". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Robert Walter Smith (1883). History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 12. Chicago : Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Armstrong County, PA: Her People, Past and Present, Chapter 35, page 259". Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1914. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Post Offices, Pennsylvania, Armstrong County". Jim Forte Postal History.


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