Pennsylvania Gazetteers

Several guides to place names in Pennsylvania have been published. Three of the most helpful are:


 * Day, Sherman. Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania: Containing a Copious Selection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., Relating to its History and Antiquities, Both General and Local, with Topographical Descriptions of Every County and all the Larger Towns in the State. (Philadelphia, PA : G. W. Gorton, [1843?] (New Haven, Ct.: Durrie and Peck [1843]). and.


 * Espenschade, Abraham H. Pennsylvania Place Names. 1925. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1970. and.


 * Gordon, Thomas F. A Gazetteer of the State of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: T. Belknap, 1832., and

A recent guide is Pennsylvania Gazetteer(Wilmington, Delaware: American Historical Publications, 1989; Family History Library book For some localities it includes important historical details.

Another Gazeteer is Geographic Names Information System