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Belknap, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°53′57″N 79°18′10″W / 40.89917°N 79.30278°W / 40.89917; -79.30278
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Belknap, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Belknap is located in Pennsylvania
Belknap
Belknap
Coordinates: 40°53′57″N 79°18′10″W / 40.89917°N 79.30278°W / 40.89917; -79.30278
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyArmstrong
TownshipWayne
Elevation
1,506 ft (459 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1169142[1]

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

History

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A post office called Belknap was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1909.[2] Belknap appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Belknap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 83". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co., 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.