Sigel, Pennsylvania

Sigel is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 36 and Pennsylvania Route 949, 8 miles (13 km) north of Brookville. Sigel has a post office with ZIP code 15860, which opened on May 26, 1862.[2][3]

Sigel, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Intersection of PA 36 and PA 949 in Sigel
Sigel
Sigel
Coordinates: 41°16′30″N 79°06′47″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJefferson
TownshipEldred
Elevation
1,804 ft (550 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15860
Area code(s)814
GNIS feature ID1211954[1]

History

Sigel was originally called Haggerty, and under the latter name was laid out in 1850 by Judah P. Haggerty.[4] In 1865 it was renamed after German-American Civil War major general Franz Sigel.[5]

Notable residents

References
  1. "Sigel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 458.
  5. "Sigel, PA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.


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