McVille, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
McVille is an unincorporated community in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 6.6 miles (10.6 km) northeast of Freeport along PA-128, south of Nicholson Run. McVille Airport lies 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the northeast on Ford City Road at 40°44′07″N 79°35′57″W / 40.73528°N 79.59917°W. McVille Union Cemetery is located nearby, on the north side of McVille Road, at 40°43′39″N 79°36′18″W / 40.72750°N 79.60500°W.
History
The McVille post office was established on May 5, 1864, with Robert McCaslin as postmaster. It remained in operation until 1903. That same year, 1864, John Boyd opened a store about 190 yards northwest of the steam mill then located on the west side of Nicholson's run. The first and only resident clergyman at McVille in 1883 was Rev. Jacob F. Dean, Baptist, who settled there in 1868.
McVill P.O. appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ "McVille". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Robert Walter Smith (1883). "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 20, page 442". Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 69". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
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