Oriental, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°38′0″N 77°0′22″W / 40.63333°N 77.00611°W / 40.63333; -77.00611CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyJuniataTownshipSusquehannaElevation
492 ft (150 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1183043[1]

Oriental is an unincorporated community located within Susquehanna Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1855, settler Amos Miller started a store which operated for ten years, and a post office was established prior to the American Civil War. By 1910, the population was 130.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Oriental, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Jordan, John Woolf (1913). A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People. Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
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