Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania
| Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Plum Street
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 Location of Harmonsburg in Crawford County |
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 Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 41°39′38.9442″N 80°19′3.7122″W / 41.660817833°N 80.317697833°WCoordinates: 41°39′38.9442″N 80°19′3.7122″W / 41.660817833°N 80.317697833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford County |
| Township | Summit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 401 |
| • Density | 291/sq mi (112.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 16422 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Harmonsburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 401 at the 2010 census, up from 356 at the 2000 census.
Harmonsburg was laid out in 1816 by Henry Bright, a German Dunkard who laid out the village on land he had purchased in 1802. For many years, the village was known as "Brightstown". Bright was a blacksmith and farmer, and he lived in the village until his death in 1838. The first house was built by Joseph McMurtry and served as a tavern.
The village never grew to be very large, at most 160 or so inhabitants in the village proper. An early log grist and sawmill were located about a half a mile south of the village. A short distance east was a cheese factory.
Harmonsburg is located in western Crawford County at 41°39′40″N 80°18′58″W / 41.66111°N 80.31611°W (41.661068, -80.316181), slightly east of the center of Summit Township. It is less than 2 miles (3 km) north of Conneaut Lake. Pennsylvania Route 18 passes through the community, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Conneautville and south 5 miles (8 km) to the borough of Conneaut Lake at the south end of the lake.
Harmonsburg is surrounded by farms and farmland. The area is ideal for farming, being nearly level with access to water from Conneaut Inlet and Conneaut Creek. A great variety of timber—hemlock, sugar maple, pine, oak, sycamore, beech—are native here.
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