Coordinates: 40°38′0″N 77°0′22″W / 40.63333°N 77.00611°W / 40.63333; -77.00611

Oriental, Pennsylvania

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Oriental, Pennsylvania
Oriental is located in Pennsylvania
Oriental
Oriental
Oriental is located in the United States
Oriental
Oriental
Coordinates: 40°38′0″N 77°0′22″W / 40.63333°N 77.00611°W / 40.63333; -77.00611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJuniata
TownshipSusquehanna
Elevation
492 ft (150 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1183043[1]

Oriental is an unincorporated community located within Susquehanna Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1855, settler Amos Miller started a store which operated for ten years, and a post office was established prior to the American Civil War. By 1910, the population was 130.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Oriental, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Jordan, John Woolf (1913). A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People. Lewis Historical Publishing Company.