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Welcome to Husband ...

Husband is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Husband, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Husband is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Husband is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Husband: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Husband ...

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

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 Husband. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Husband.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Husband. 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 Husband.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Husband ...

Looking for more information about Husband? 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 Husband, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Husband.

Adding Husband to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Husband 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 (so far) for Husband was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Husband post office opened in 1884. The Husband post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Husband.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Husband - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Husband area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Husband area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/