Weedville is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Jay Township,
Elk County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 565.
[https://data.census.gov/table?q=Weedville+CDP;+Pennsylvania]
Weedville is located in the southern part of Jay Township, in southeastern Elk County, in the valley of the
Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek is a tributary of Sinnemahoning Creek in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004.
The Bennett Branch runs from headwaters east of DuBois, northeast to its conf ...
, a tributary of the
West Branch Susquehanna River
The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches, along with the North Branch, of the Susquehanna River in the Northeastern United States. The North Branch, which rises in upstate New York, is generally regarded as the exte ...
. It is bordered to the northwest by
Byrnedale and to the southwest by
Force
In physics, a force is an influence that can change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a p ...
.
Pennsylvania Route 255
Pennsylvania Route 255 (PA 255) is a state highway located in Clearfield and Elk counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in DuBois. The northern terminus is at US 219 in Johnsonburg.
Route description
C ...
passes through the community, leading north to
St. Marys and southwest to
DuBois.
Pennsylvania Route 555
Pennsylvania Route 555 (PA 555) is a state highway located in Elk County, Pennsylvania, Elk and Cameron County, Pennsylvania, Cameron counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 255, PA 255 in Jay Township, Pennsylvan ...
branches off PA 255 in the center of Weedville, leading northeast then east down the Bennett Branch valley to
Driftwood
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Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves.
In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides shelter and fo ...
.
References
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Elk County, Pennsylvania
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