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]