Lake Como, Pennsylvania Explained

Lake Como, Pennsylvania
Official Name:Village of Lake Como
Settlement Type:Village
Nickname:Como
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Lake Como
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Como."
Pushpin Map Caption:Lake Como's location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates:41.8497°N -75.3369°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:U.S. Congressional District
Subdivision Name2:10
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Wayne
Subdivision Type4:School District
Subdivision Name4:Wayne Highlands
Region I
Subdivision Type5:Magisterial District
Subdivision Name5:22-3-04[1]
Subdivision Type6:Townships
Subdivision Name6:Buckingham
Preston
Established Title:Settled
Named For:Lake Como, Italy
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern Daylight (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:463
Elevation Ft:1519
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:18437
Area Code:570
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1178772[2]
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:42-127-62600[3] -40968
Blank2 Name:Major Roads
Blank3 Name:Waterways

Lake Como is a village in Buckingham and Preston Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

History

The town is named after Lake Como in Italy.[4]

Background

Lake Como between 20 and 30 houses along its shores, inhabited by a mix of year-round residents and vacationers.

Nearby are summer camps Nesher, Lohikan, Wayne and Morasha. Landmarks include "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW."

There are many species of fish in the private lake, including bass, chain pickerel, walleye, perch, blue-gills, crappies, sun-fish, and bullheads. There are also turtles, snakes, frogs and freshwater mussels.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Magistrate. . 2014. Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 14 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141127164135/http://waynecountypa.gov/district-magistrate/. 27 November 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  2. 1178772. Lake Como. 2 August 1979. 11 November 2014.
  3. Preston Township. age.
  4. Web site: Frank . Norcross . 1 January 1901 . A History of the New York swamp .
  5. Book: Report of the State Commissioners of Fisheries . 1897 . Pennsylvania State Commissioners of Fisheries . en.