Condit Crossing, Pennsylvania
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Condit Crossing is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
on Banetown Road in Washington County,
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, United States. Condit Crossing is located 28 miles southwest of
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in the
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and has an elevation of 997 feet. Condit Crossing is not a census designated or incorporated place having an official federally recognized name. Condit Crossing appears on the Amity U.S. Geological Survey Map and observes
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.


Major intersection

South of Condit Crossing, Banetown Road intersects with Pettit Road to the northwest and Ross Road to the southwest. Banetown, Pennsylvania is north of Condit Crossing.


Railroad service

Condit Crossing was a stop on the
Waynesburg and Washington Railroad The Waynesburg and Washington Railroad was a 28-mile 3 foot gauge subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad. From the 1870s through the 1920s the line served its namesake towns in Southwestern Pennsylvania (often referred to as the Wayynie). After ...
. This rail line connected the county seats of Washington and Greene counties. The rail line has now fallen into disrepair.


History

The place takes its name from one of the earliest settlers to the county, Jonas Condit, who came to the area in about 1794.


References

Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{WashingtonCountyPA-geo-stub