Desire, Pennsylvania Facts for Kids

Desire
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Jefferson
Elevation	1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1173179

Desire is an unincorporated community in Henderson Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A post office was established at Desire in 1898, and remained in operation until 1923. The origin of the name "Desire" is obscure. Journalist William A. White visited Desire in 1953 and wrote "there is nothing sensational about the name Desire". White described the community as having a few houses, a gas station, and a post office named Desire.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Brookville

Boroughs	Big Run Brockway Brookville Corsica Falls Creek‡ Punxsutawney Reynoldsville Summerville Sykesville Timblin Worthville

Townships	Barnett Beaver Bell Clover Eldred Gaskill Heath Henderson Knox McCalmont Oliver Perry Pine Creek Polk Porter Ringgold Rose Snyder Union Warsaw Washington Winslow Young

CDP	Crenshaw

Unincorporated communities	Adrian Mines Alaska Allens Mills Anita Baxter Beechtree Beechwoods Bells Mills Blowtown Bowersville Cloe Coal Glen Coder Conifer Content Coolspring Cortez Desire Dora Ella Emerickville Fordham Frostburg Fuller Hamilton Hazen Heathville Horatio Howe Kahletown Knox Dale Lanes Mills Langville Markton McMinns Summit Munderf North Freedom Ohl Oliveburg Panic Pancoast Pansy Pardus Port Barnett Porter Prescottville Ramsaytown Rathmel Richardsville Ringgold Rockdale Roseville Sandy Valley Schoffner Corner Sigel Soldier Sprankle Mills Stanton Stump Creek Sugar Hill Valier Walston Warsaw Westville Winslow Wishaw

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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