Do you know of Filer ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Filer. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Filer.<1>
Our sources for Filer (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Filer other than they indicate that Filer would be found somewhere in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1894 and closed in 1904.
Communities Also Named Filer ...
We found two communities that share the name Filer.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Filer is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Filer ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Filer:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Filer - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned
North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Mercer County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mercer County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |