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Frostburg, Pennsylvania

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Frostburg is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

History

A post office was established in the community under the name Frostburgh in 1858.[2] The final "h" was removed in 1892.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frostburg, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 234.