Do you know of Oyster ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Oyster. 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 Oyster.<1>

Our sources for Oyster (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 Oyster other than they indicate that Oyster would be found somewhere in Elk County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1893.

Communities Also Named Oyster ...

We found one communities that share the name Oyster.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Oyster is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Oyster in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Northampton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oyster [Northampton County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Oyster ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oyster:

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 Oyster - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Elk 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 Elk County.