Shady Grove, Pennsylvania

Shady Grove, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Shady Grove
Coordinates: 39°46′40″N 77°40′07″W / 39.77778°N 77.66861°W / 39.77778; -77.66861Coordinates: 39°46′40″N 77°40′07″W / 39.77778°N 77.66861°W / 39.77778; -77.66861
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Elevation 794 ft (242 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 17256[1]
Area code(s) 223 & 717
GNIS feature ID 1187301[2]

Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[2]

History

Shady Grove was platted in 1848.[3] A post office has been in operation at Shady Grove since 1852.[4] An old variant spelling was "Shadygrove".[2]

References

  1. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Grove
  3. M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 218.
  4. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.