Winburne, Pennsylvania

Winburne, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Winburne is located in Pennsylvania
Winburne
Winburne
Coordinates: 40°57′58″N 78°08′42″W / 40.96611°N 78.14500°W / 40.96611; -78.14500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Elevation
1,424 ft (434 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16879
Area code814
GNIS feature ID1191562[1]

Winburne is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located 6.2 miles (10.0 km) northeast of Philipsburg. Winburne has a post office with ZIP code 16879.[2][3]

History

It is unclear exactly when Winburne was founded, but we can estimate it between 1885 and 1886. One of the first persons to arrive at Winburne was Gust Adolph Johnson who of which built one of the first three homes on Winburne.[4] Another prominent citizen of Winburne was Burton/Berten Merritt who came to Winburne in 1884.

James L. Sommerville a leader in the community came to the area in 1888. He was president of Bituminous National Bank, postmaster, superintendent of the school, and named the town.[5]

Winburne was coined after the Wynn family that lived in the surrounding area, and "burn" being Scottish for stream. Wynnburn was the original spelling until October 5, 1889 when the post office changed the name to Winburne.[6]

A bird's-eye view of Winburne 1891-1903.

In 1904 The Avondale Park opened with a crowd of 8,000 attending. The original Avondale Hotel burnt on October 7, 1912. The Avondale was rebuilt soon after and is currently still in operation.[6]

Business

Jackson's Bar and Grill

Hotel Bar Avondale is the only original business in Winburne.

Cooper Township Municipal Authority (CTMA)

References

  1. ^ a b "Winburne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Swoope, Roland (1911). "Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens". USGenWeb Archives. pp. 814–816.
  5. ^ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/bios/sommerville-j-s.txt. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ a b Hughes, Richard T. (2006). A Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Ricahrd T. Hughes.


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