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Welcome to Custards ...

Custards is located in Crawford County<1>.


The location of Custards has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Custards, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Custards is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Custards lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Custards ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Custards.

  • Meadville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Sugarcreek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Cambridge Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
    • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <4>
  • Cochranton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
    • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
  • Stoneboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Linesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
    • Linesville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <4>
  • Saegertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
    • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Polk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Custards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Custards.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Custards. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Custards.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Custards. See our Newspapers Page for Custards.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Custards ...

Looking for more information about Custards? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Custards, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Custards.

Adding Custards to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Custards in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Custards was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Custards in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Custards.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Custards. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Custards - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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