Custards, Pennsylvania

Custards, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated settlement
Custards is located in Pennsylvania
Custards
Custards
Coordinates: 41°31′49″N 80°09′33″W / 41.53028°N 80.15917°W / 41.53028; -80.15917
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
TownshipsGreenwood, Fairfield
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code814
GNIS feature ID1172870[1]

Custards is an unincorporated community in Greenwood Township,[2] Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. Custards is located on Pennsylvania Route 285, west of Cochranton and is near Interstate 79 and U.S. Route 19.

According to the author Robert Waites, the name may have been due to Benjamin Custard, who in 1788 received a 300-acre (120 ha; 1,200,000 m2) land grant, which he'd called Custard's Delight.[3] Another possible name origin was put forth by two Crawford County historians, who stated that the community was named for Richard Custard, who settled in the area in 1797. From about 1810 to 1830 Richard Custard ran the Black Horse Tavern.[2]

Custards' first post office was established in 1838, but was later discontinued. In 1849 the post office was re-established, and operated until being discontinued in 1902.[2]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Seely, Frederick F. & Helmreich, Jonathan E., Place Names of Crawford County (Third Edition), page 11, Crawford County Historical Society, 1998
  3. ^ Waits, Robert K. (2009). Before Gillette: The Quest for a Safe Razor - Inventors and Patents 1762-1901. Lulu.com. p. 237. ISBN 9780557059102.


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