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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, U.S.

Markes is an unincorporated community in Peters Township, Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History

A variant name was "Bridgeport". The first settlement at the town site was made as early as 1830. The name of the post office was changed to Markes in 1891, and the post office was discontinued in 1915.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Markes
M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 204.
"Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Chambersburg
Boroughs	Chambersburg Greencastle Mercersburg Mont Alto Orrstown Shippensburg‡ Waynesboro
Townships	Antrim Fannett Greene Guilford Hamilton Letterkenny Lurgan Metal Montgomery Peters Quincy Southampton St. Thomas Warren Washington
CDPs	Blue Ridge Summit Fayetteville Fort Loudon Guilford Marion Pen Mar Rouzerville Scotland State Line Wayne Heights
Unincorporated communities	Amberson Cashtown Charlestown Cheesetown Church Hill Claylick Concord Cove Gap Doylesburg Dry Run Fairview Fannettsburg Five Forks Germantown Greenvillage Greenwood Johnston Kasiesville Lemasters Lurgan Mainsville Markes Mason and Dixon Monterey Mowersville New Franklin Old Forge Pleasant Hall Quincy Richmond Furnace Roxbury Shady Grove Shimpstown Smoketown South Mountain Spring Run Springtown Stoufferstown Sylvan Tomstown Upper Strasburg Upton Vanilla Welsh Run Williamson Willow Hill Zullinger
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°52′28″N 77°52′18″W / 39.87444°N 77.87167°W / 39.87444; -77.87167

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