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Custards, Pennsylvania 
Summary
Custards is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. Custards is located on Pennsylvania Route 285, west of Cochranton and is near Interstate 79 and U.S. Route 19.
Custards, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated settlement | |
  Custards | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′49″N 80°09′33″W / 41.53028°N 80.15917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| Townships | Greenwood, Fairfield |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1172870[1] |
According to the author Robert Waites, the name may have been due to Benjamin Custard, who in 1788 received a 300-acre land grant, which he'd called Custard's Delight.[2]
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Waits, Robert K. (2009). Before Gillette: The Quest for a Safe Razor - Inventors and Patents 1762-1901. Lulu.com. p. 237. ISBN 9780557059102.