Desire, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Desire, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Desire
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Henderson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:41.0253°N -78.8903°W
Elevation M:463
Elevation Ft:1519
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1173179

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

A post office was established at Desire in 1898, and remained in operation until 1923.[1] [2] The origin of the name "Desire" is obscure.[3] 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jefferson County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135422/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=PA&county=Jefferson . 4 March 2016 .
  2. Book: McKnight, William James. Historical. 1917. J.H. Beers. 234.
  3. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 141.
  4. Web site: White . William A. . Desire, Pa. . Pittsburgh Press . February 13, 1953 .