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]