Oscar, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Oscar is located in Pennsylvania
Oscar
Oscar
Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 79°22′16″W / 40.84028°N 79.37111°W / 40.84028; -79.37111
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyArmstrong
TownshipValley
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1204339[1]

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

History

A post office called Oscar was established on July 25, 1861, with Francis Martin as its postmaster.[2][3] It remained in operation until 1886.[3] Oscar P.O. appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oscar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Robert Walter Smith (1883). "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 17, page 390". Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 77". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.


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