Sterrettania, Pennsylvania

Sterrettania
Unincorporated community
Sterrettania

Location within the state of Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 42°0′16″N 80°12′12″W / 42.00444°N 80.20333°WCoordinates: 42°0′16″N 80°12′12″W / 42.00444°N 80.20333°W
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Erie
Elevation 886 ft (270 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Sterrettania is a populated place located in Erie County, Pennsylvania in the township of Fairview, Pennsylvania.

Sterrettania is an unincorporated community on Pennsylvania Route 832. Sterrettania is located 6 miles southwest of Erie in the Eastern Time Zone and has an elevation of 886 feet.[1] Sterrettania is not a census designated or incorporated place having an official federally recognized name. Sterrettania appears on the Swanville U.S. Geological Survey Map, is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.[2]

Major Intersection

West of Sterrettania PA SR 832 Road intersects with PA SR 98.[3]

History

The place is named for Robert Sterrett, who first settled there in 1804.[4] David S. Sterrett build a gristmill here 1839, one of the largest in the county.[5]

References

  1. US Census Map of Erie County, PA
  2. Pennsylvania Hometown Locator
  3. Google Maps
  4. 1884 History of Erie County, PA
  5. Miller, J. A twentieth century history of Erie County, Pennsylvania. p. 189. ISBN 5871217257.