Gideon
Gideon is a hamlet in Lincoln Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania. Gideon is situated nearby to the hamlet Quecreek, as well as near Snydersville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Somerset Historical Center and Walter’s Mill Bridge.
Somerset Historical Center
Park
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.
The Somerset Historical Center is a rural history museum for the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Pennsylvania and is 4 miles north of Somerset. The museum is part of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Somerset Historical Center is situated 2 miles west of Gideon.
Walter’s Mill Bridge
Bridge
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Walter's Mill Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1830, and is a 60-foot-long Burr truss bridge, with vertical plank siding and a tin covered gable roof. Walter’s Mill Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Gideon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quecreek and Acosta.
Quecreek
Hamlet
Quecreek is an unincorporated community and coal town in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was also known as Harrison. Quemahoning Creek Coal Company operated two mines in Quecreek in 1918. Quecreek is situated 2 miles northwest of Gideon.
Acosta
Hamlet
Acosta is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 7 miles north of Somerset. Acosta has a post office, with ZIP code 15520, which opened on January 28, 1909. Acosta is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gideon.
Ralphton
Hamlet
Ralphton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. Quemahoning Coal Company operated at least 10 mines in Ralphton in 1918. Ralphton is situated 3 miles northeast of Gideon.
Gideon
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Lincoln Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.07647° or 40° 4′ 35″ northLongitude
-79.04503° or 79° 2′ 42″ westElevation
2,037 feet (621 metres)Open location code
87G23XG3+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 158534886OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5191072
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