McClellandtown, Pennsylvania explained

McClellandtown, Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:McClellandtown
Coordinates:39.8869°N -79.8667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Name2:Fayette
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:German
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation M:336
Elevation Ft:1102
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15458
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:724

McClellandtown is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village was founded by a family of that name, who lived there many years ago. William McClelland, the founder, died there July 12, 1815, in the eighty-second year of his age. The town is located eight miles southwest of Uniontown, and 2.5 miles east of the Monongahela River.[1]

McClellandtown has a volunteer fire department and a post office. The McClellandtown United Presbyterian Church is also located in McClellandtown.

References

  1. Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, "German Township." p. 601.

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