McClellandtown, Pennsylvania
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McClellandtown is an unincorporated community
in Fayette County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The village was founded by a family of that name, who lived there many years ago. William McClelland, the founder, died there July 12, 1815, in the eighty-second year of his age. The town is 8 miles southwest of Uniontown
, and 2.5 miles east of the Monongahela River
.
McClellandtown has a volunteer fire department
and a post office
. The McClellandtown United Presbyterian Church is also located in McClellandtown.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Fayette County
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
United States
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. The village was founded by a family of that name, who lived there many years ago. William McClelland, the founder, died there July 12, 1815, in the eighty-second year of his age. The town is 8 miles southwest of Uniontown
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census...
, and 2.5 miles east of the Monongahela River
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
.
McClellandtown has a volunteer fire department
Volunteer fire department
See also the Firefighter article and its respective sections regarding VFDs in other countries.A volunteer fire department is a fire department composed of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction.The first organized force of...
and a post office
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
. The McClellandtown United Presbyterian Church is also located in McClellandtown.
Further reading
- Ellis, Franklin History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Everts & Co. (1882).