Mandata, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Mandata, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Northumberland
Subdivision Type3:Township
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:627
Coordinates:40.6833°N -76.8267°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:17080
Area Code:570

Mandata is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

History

By 1891, a portion of Mandata, Pennsylvania was included in Jordan Township, Northumberland County with other sections of that community split between Jackson Township and Lower Mahanoy townships. Jordan Township's post office was located in the town of Jordan; its postmaster at that time, Noah Klock, had held the position since that post office was established.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GNIS Detail - Mandata. geonames.usgs.gov. 29 January 2018.
  2. Bell, Herbert, ed. History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania: Including Its Aboriginal History, the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods, Early Settlement and Subsequent Growth, Political Organization, Agricultural, Mining, and Manufacturing Interests, Internal Improvements, Religious, Educational, Social, and Military History, Sketches of Its Boroughs, Villages, and Townships, Portraits and Biographies of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, Etc., pp. 772-777. Chicago, Illinois: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1891.