Wenksville, Pennsylvania Explained

Wenksville
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Coordinates:39.99°N -77.3106°W
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:Eastern Daylight Time
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:17307
Blank Name:GNIS ID
Blank Info:1190830[1]

Wenksville is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the foot of South Mountain and near the Old Slate Quarry serviced by the 1891 Hunter's Run and Slate Belt Railroad.https://books.google.com/books?id=WesRAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Pine+Grove+furnace+to+Old+Slate+Quarry%22&pg=PA625 A United Methodist society was organized in the "Wanksville" community .http://www.lycoming.edu/umarch/open_churches/adams.htm

Notes and References

  1. 2011-12-12.