Kellersburg, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Kellersburg, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Kellersburg
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Armstrong
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Madison
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1470
Coordinates:40.9694°N -79.4242°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1178323

Kellersburg is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

Kellersburg was founded in 1842 by Nicholas Keller, Sr. consisting originally of twenty-three lots, on both sides of the Olean road in the eastern part of the township[1] [2] [3] Keller sold his lots at $20 and $30 each, good prices for those days, retaining five-sixteenths of an acre for his hotel and store.

Red Bank post office was established May 13, 1842, C. Shunk, postmaster.[4] On February 24, 1871 its name was changed to Kellersburgh, David Grant postmaster.Its name was changed again to Kellersburg in 1894.In 1913 A.M. Willison was postmaster, keeping the post office in his store.

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Having been organized as far back as 1836 by Rev. G.A. Reichert, it is one of the oldest of the faith in the county.

The pastors from the beginning have been: Rev. G.A. Reichert, 1832–37; Rev. Henry D. Keyl, occasionally from 1838 to 1842; Rev. William Uhl, 1846–48; Rev. J.A. Nuner, 1849–51; Rev. Thomas Stock, 1851–54; Rev. George F. Ehrenfeld, 1854–55; Rev. Thomas Steck, 1856; Rev. Michael Sweigert, 1858–64; Rev. Henry Gathers, 1864–68; Rev. S.S. Stouffer, 1870; Rev. William E. Crebs, 1871–73; Rev. David Townsend, 1873–74; Rev. Wilson Selner, 1875–81; Rev. Elias A. Best, 1883–86; Rev. J.W. Schwartz, 1889–92; Rev. W.M. Hering, 1892–93; Rev. William J. Bucher, 1893–97; Rev. F.J. Matter, 1897–1900; Rev. Charles E. Berkey, 1900–03; Rev. W.B. Claney, 1903–10; Rev. William E. Sunday, 1910.

Methodist Episcopal Church

In 1871 the Methodists erected a substantial house of worship with a congregation largely coming from nearby Widnoon. The pastor in 1914 was Rev. John Wall.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 49 . Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. . 1876 . 9 November 2018.
  2. Book: History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 12 . Robert Walter Smith . Chicago : Waterman, Watkins. 1883. 8 November 2018. 1883 .
  3. Web site: Armstrong County, PA: Her People, Past and Present, Chapter 35, page 259 . Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. . 1914 . 16 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Post Offices, Pennsylvania, Armstrong County . Jim Forte Postal History .