Stull, Pennsylvania

Stull, Pennsylvania
Populated place
Stull, Pennsylvania

Location of Stull in Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°25′02″N 76°05′30″W / 41.41722°N 76.09167°W / 41.41722; -76.09167Coordinates: 41°25′02″N 76°05′30″W / 41.41722°N 76.09167°W / 41.41722; -76.09167
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Wyoming
Elevation[1] 1,168 ft (356 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 215
FIPS code 42-74920
GNIS feature ID 1204762

Stull is a CDP(Census Designated Place) located in Noxen Township, in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It appears on the Noxen U.S. Geological Survey Map.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 591 feet (180 m) above sea level. It was originally built to house workers for the Saw mill located there.[3] Stull once had a Post office, school, store and church and once had as many as 500 residents.[4] The mill burned in 1902, was rebuilt but closed for good in 1906.[5] The school closed in 1912. the area went back to its pre-sawmill days farming. Today there are still a few houses and residents remaining.[6]

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Stull". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Stull (in Wyoming County, PA) Populated Place Profile". PA Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. Petrillo, F. Charles (1991). Ghost Towns of North Mountain. Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. p. 17. ISBN 0937537004. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2016.
  4. Petrillo 1991, p. 22.
  5. Petrillo 1991, p. 23.
  6. Petrillo 1991, p. 24.
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