Desire, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Desire, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community

Desire

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Coordinates: 41°01′31″N 78°53′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.02528°N 78.89028°W﻿ / 41.02528; -78.89028
Country| United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Jefferson
Township| Henderson
Elevation

| 1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID| 1173179[1]

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

A post office was established at Desire in 1898, and remained in operation until 1923.[2][3] The origin of the name "Desire" is obscure.[4] Journalist William A. White visited Desire in 1953 and wrote "there is nothing sensational about the name Desire". White described the community as having a few houses, a gas station, and a post office named Desire.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Desire, Pennsylvania
2. ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
3. ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 234.
4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
5. ^ White, William A. (February 13, 1953). "Desire, Pa". Pittsburgh Press.

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Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Brookville

Boroughs|

* Big Run
* Brockway
* Brookville
* Corsica
* Falls Creek‡
* Punxsutawney
* Reynoldsville
* Summerville
* Sykesville
* Timblin
* Worthville

Townships|

* Barnett
* Beaver
* Bell
* Clover
* Eldred
* Gaskill
* Heath
* Henderson
* Knox
* McCalmont
* Oliver
* Perry
* Pine Creek
* Polk
* Porter
* Ringgold
* Rose
* Snyder
* Union
* Warsaw
* Washington
* Winslow
* Young

CDP|

* Crenshaw

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Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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