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Nossville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Nossville
Coordinates: 40°14′01″N 77°45′56″W / 40.23361°N 77.76556°W / 40.23361; -77.76556
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Huntingdon
Township	Tell
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17213
Area code	814
GNIS feature ID	1182694

Nossville is an unincorporated area in Tell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is located on the banks of Tuscarora Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River.

History

The settlement was named after Colonel George Noss (1813-1892), who built a steam tannery there in 1848. The tannery burned down in 1870, was rebuilt under new ownership, closed in 1878, but was reopened in 1881 by Oswill Mosser (1854-1896).

Noss was also involved in an attempt to build a railroad in the area, initially called The Duncannon, Landisburg, and Broad Top Railroad Company; incorporated in 1854, it never built track and the charter became dormant in 1879.

Nossville had a post office from 1867 to 1912. There is a Methodist Episcopal church, built in 1872, and an adjoining cemetery.

Notable residents

• Edward M. Beers (1877–1932), U.S. Representative
• Elizabeth Cisney Smith (1881–1965), physician

References

1. "Calvin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: A. Boyd Hamilton, 1856, p. 608
3. http://www.postalhistory.com
4. History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania, J. Simpson Africa, Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883, pp.364-368

v t e Municipalities and communities of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Huntingdon
Boroughs	Alexandria Birmingham Broad Top City Cassville Coalmont Dudley Huntingdon Mapleton Marklesburg Mill Creek Mount Union Orbisonia Petersburg Rockhill Saltillo Shade Gap Shirleysburg Three Springs
Townships	Barree Brady Carbon Cass Clay Cromwell Dublin Franklin Henderson Hopewell Jackson Juniata Lincoln Logan Miller Morris Oneida Penn Porter Shirley Smithfield Springfield Spruce Creek Tell Todd Union Walker Warriors Mark West Wood
CDPs	Allenport Burnt Cabins‡ McConnellstown Robertsdale Warriors Mark Wood‡
Unincorporated communities	Ardenheim Blairs Mills Calvin Donation Entriken Hesston McAlevys Fort Neelyton Nossville Pennsylvania Furnace Puttstown Saulsburg Spruce Creek Water Street
Ghost town	Aitch
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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