Aitch,_Pennsylvania Knowpia

Aitch is an extinct town in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1] The town site was inundated by the creation of Raystown Lake. Aitch Boat Launch retains the name.^[2]

A post office called Aitch was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1973.^[3] The villages Zip Code was 16610. The community's name is an acronym of names of first settlers, namely Aumen, Isett, Tom Enyeart, Crum, and Haffley.^[4]

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aitch
^ Enhancing Wildlife Habitat: Demonstration Sites in Pennsylvania. PennState, College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension. 1997. p. 39. accesses are at the Aitch Boat Launch...
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 8.

40°22′27″N 78°09′33″W / 40.37417°N 78.15917°W / 40.37417; -78.15917

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aitch

[2] Enhancing Wildlife Habitat: Demonstration Sites in Pennsylvania. PennState, College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension. 1997. p. 39. accesses are at the Aitch Boat Launch...

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[4] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 8.

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