Paisley, Pennsylvania

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

History

A post office called Paisley was established in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[2] The community may have been named after a local landowner,[3] or named after Paisley, Scotland.[4]

gollark: I think it is significantly below 1 most places, which is something...
gollark: If you keep R *around* 1 but cannot get it lower - and since we can't really do total lockdowns I think that's the case in some places - you're not getting rid of it, just slowing down the whole thing.
gollark: That too.
gollark: Perhaps we are in the same time zone, or same country, or same constituency, or even same village, or same house, or same room.
gollark: It is 17:02:33 for me too!

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paisley, Pennsylvania
  2. "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. Zalar, Amy (Feb 7, 1999). "A town by any other name..." Observer-Reporter. pp. A2. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. Espenshade, A. Howry (1925). Pennsylvania place names. State College, PA: The Pennsylvania State College. p. 245.



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