Custards, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Custards, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated settlement
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Custards
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Crawford
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Greenwood, Fairfield
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1089
Coordinates:41.5303°N -80.1592°W
Area Code:814
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1172870

Custards is an unincorporated community in Greenwood Township,[1] Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. Custards is located on Pennsylvania Route 285, west of Cochranton and is near Interstate 79 and U.S. Route 19.

According to the author Robert Waites, the name may have been due to Benjamin Custard, who in 1788 received a 300acres land grant, which he'd called Custard's Delight. Another possible name origin was put forth by two Crawford County historians, who stated that the community was named for Richard Custard, who settled in the area in 1797. From about 1810 to 1830 Richard Custard ran the Black Horse Tavern.[1]

Custards' first post office was established in 1838, but was later discontinued. In 1849 the post office was re-established, and operated until being discontinued in 1902.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Seely, Frederick F. & Helmreich, Jonathan E., Place Names of Crawford County (Third Edition), page 11, Crawford County Historical Society, 1998