Dysertown
Dysertown is a hamlet in Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Dysertown is situated nearby to the village Cresson, as well as near the hamlet Summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Cresson and Cresson Presbyterian Church.
State Correctional Institution – Cresson
Prison
State Correctional Institution – Cresson was a medium-security, all male correctional facility, located off U.S. Route 22, about 10 miles west of Altoona along Old Route 22 in the Western part of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. State Correctional Institution – Cresson is situated 2 miles east of Dysertown.
Lilly Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lilly Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located at Lilly in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1832, and is an 18-foot-long bridge, with an elliptical shape and curved wingalls. Lilly Bridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Dysertown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cassandra and Oil City.
Cassandra
Suburb
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Cassandra is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 147 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cassandra is situated 3½ miles southwest of Dysertown.
Oil City
Hamlet
Oil City is an unincorporated community in east-central Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, located at the confluence of Bens Creek and the Little Conemaugh River. The bridge over Bens Creek is on the National Register of Historic Places. Oil City is situated 4 miles southwest of Dysertown.
Kaylor
Hamlet
Kaylor is an unincorporated community in northern Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies between Johnstown and Altoona, approximately 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. It is part of Munster Township, Pennsylvania. Kaylor is situated 5 miles northwest of Dysertown.
Dysertown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.44424° or 40° 26′ 39″ northLongitude
-78.59363° or 78° 35′ 37″ westElevation
2,103 feet (641 metres)Open location code
87G3CCV4+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 158613487OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5187683
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