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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Echo, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Echo is located in PennsylvaniaEchoEcho
Coordinates: 40°51′00″N 79°19′38″W / 40.85000°N 79.32722°W / 40.85000; -79.32722
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyArmstrong
Elevation1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1203488

Echo is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

A post office called Echo was established in 1857 and remained in operation until 1940. According to tradition, the community was named from the echoes bouncing off nearby ridges.

References

  1. ^ "Echo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.
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