This is an article that was in the newspaper.  It was in an edition from the Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania from the year 2000.


 
 
One town, two names

In the early days of Indiana County, a town or village would have one name and its post office would have a different name. Here are some examples. It seems that one name or the other usually stuck.


 
Town
Post Office
Mechanicsburg
Brushvalley 
Colfax
Deckers Point
Centerville
Huff
Cherry Tree
Grant
Cookport
Minta
Davidsville
Trade City
Diamondville
Mitchells Mills
Gettysburg
Hillsdale 
Greenville
Penn Run
Homer
Phillips Mills
Jacksonville
Kent
Kelly Station
Tunnelton 
Kesslerville
Berringer 
Kellysburg
Home 
Kintersburg
Gilpin 
Lewisville
Ebenezer
Marlin’s Mill
Willet
Marion Center
Brady
Newville
Creekside
Penn Mary
Mentcle
Richmond
Rochester Mills
Taylorsville
Utah
Stewartsville
Parkwood
Sellersville
North Point
Smithport
Hortons

Watts Post Office was on the Watt Farm at the foot of Watt's Hill along Route 422 west of Indiana.

Delhi Post Office was on the Ralston Farm at the top of Devil's Elbow Hill along Route 422 east of Indiana.
Delhi was instituted during the Civil War and was closed when the war ended.

 
 
 

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