Gatesburg, Pennsylvania Explained

Gatesburg, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Gatesburg
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Centre
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Ferguson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1,276
Coordinates:40.7448°N -78.005°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1175485

Gatesburg is a village and an unincorporated community in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. The village is northwest of a portion of the Gatesburg Ridge, northeast of Marengo, southeast of Stormstown, and southwest of the Scotia Barrens.

Henry Gates laid out the village of Gatesburg,[1] which had iron ore mine in the early nineteenth century that served the Centre Furnace.[2] The village is still home to the Gatesburg Lutheran Church and cemetery, as well as several farms.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ABCs of Centre County. May 26, 2024. Centre County Historical Society.
  2. Web site: Historic Resources of the Centre Region. Centre Regional Planning Commission.