Goheenville, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Goheenville, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Goheenville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Armstrong
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Boggs
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1089
Coordinates:40.9067°N -79.3719°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16259
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1175777

Goheenville is an unincorporated community in Boggs Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located south of New Bethlehem via and north of Kittanning.

History

Goheenville began as a hamlet in the forks of the head branches of Scrub Grass Creek where, in 1840, George W. Goheen erected a grist mill and two saw mills; which were assessed the next year (1851) at $500, with a new house in 1852, and as a merchant in 1857.[1] Soon afterwards Goheenville contained a public schoolhouse, a store, physician's office, three mills, blacksmith shop and a few dwelling-houses. A business directory of Pine Township includes: Goheen, G. W., Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots, &c. P. O. Goheenville.[2]

Scrub Grass post office was established about a mile and a quarter northeast of this point in the summer of 1844, Wm. J. Calhoun, postmaster.[3] It was later relocated to Goheenville about 1850 and, on June 20, 1866, its name was changed to Goheenville with George W. Goheen being the second postmaster. It remained in operation until 1905. Goheenville P.O. appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 11, page 257 . Robert Walter Smith . Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. . 1883 . 7 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 63 . Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. . 1876 . 9 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 November 2018.